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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 648; in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1976, chapter 393; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1995, chapter 846<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 234<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 759<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":237869,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85630,"identifier":"53.1-19","token":"53.1\/2\/1\/53.1-19","url":"\/53.1-19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-19\/","token":"53.1\/2\/1\/53.1-19","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of correctional institutions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-19","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> shall determine the necessity for and select the site of any new state correctional facility<\/span> and any land to be taken or purchased by the Commonwealth for the purposes of any new or existing state correctional facility<\/span>. The Director<\/span> shall have charge of the construction of any new building at any state correctional facility<\/span>, shall determine the design thereof, and for this purpose may employ architects and other experts or hold competitions for plans and designs. On or after January 1, 1996, at least ninety days in advance of the issuance of requests for proposals for construction, notice shall be given by the Director<\/span> to the chairman of the board<\/span> of supervisors or mayor of a county, city or town in which the facility is to be established or expanded for the purpose of the confinement of inmates. In addition, if the local governing body in the jurisdiction<\/span> where the facility is to be located so requests, upon receipt of such request, the Department<\/span> shall hold a public hearing<\/span> in that jurisdiction<\/span>. The Director<\/span> may, if he finds it practical and economical, use persons sentenced to the Department<\/span> as laborers in the construction of such structures.\n\t\tIf land or property is taken or purchased by the Department<\/span>, title shall be taken in the name of the Commonwealth. The original names of all state correctional facilities shall be designated by the Department<\/span> and approved by the Governor.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS (\u00a7 53.1-19)\n\nThe Director shall determine the necessity for and select the site of any new\nstate correctional facility and any land to be taken or purchased by the\nCommonwealth for the purposes of any new or existing state correctional\nfacility. The Director shall have charge of the construction of any new building\nat any state correctional facility, shall determine the design thereof, and for\nthis purpose may employ architects and other experts or hold competitions for\nplans and designs. On or after January 1, 1996, at least ninety days in advance\nof the issuance of requests for proposals for construction, notice shall be\ngiven by the Director to the chairman of the board of supervisors or mayor of a\ncounty, city or town in which the facility is to be established or expanded for\nthe purpose of the confinement of inmates. In addition, if the local governing\nbody in the jurisdiction where the facility is to be located so requests, upon\nreceipt of such request, the Department shall hold a public hearing in that\njurisdiction. The Director may, if he finds it practical and economical, use\npersons sentenced to the Department as laborers in the construction of such\nstructures.\n\t\tIf land or property is taken or purchased by the Department, title shall be\ntaken in the name of the Commonwealth. The original names of all state\ncorrectional facilities shall be designated by the Department and approved by\nthe Governor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-76.1; 1970, c. 648; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1976, c. 393;\n1982, c. 636; 1995, c. 846; 1996, c. 234; 2020, c. 759.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}