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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 247 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84070,"section_number":"18.2-247","catch_line":"Use of terms \"controlled substances,\" \"marijuana,\" \"Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI,\" \"imitation controlled substance,\" and \"counterfeit controlled substance\" in Title 18.2","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-247\/"},{"id":86392,"section_number":"19.2-294.2","catch_line":"Procedure when aliens convicted of certain felonies; duties of probation and parole officer","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-294.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237749,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59332,"identifier":"53.1-220.1","token":"53.1\/10\/53.1-220.1","url":"\/53.1-220.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-220.1\/","token":"53.1\/10\/53.1-220.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of prisoners convicted of designated illegal acts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-220.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

With the consent of the appropriate state authorities, the Immigration and Naturalization Service may, following notification under \u00a7 19.2-294.2<\/a>, take physical custody<\/span> of and responsibility for any alien convicted of any (i) felony<\/span> offense<\/span> involving murder<\/span>, rape<\/span>, robbery<\/span>, burglary<\/span>, larceny<\/span>, extortion, or abduction, or (ii) illegal drug violation designated as a felony<\/span> under Article 1 (\u00a7 18.2-247<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2. The director<\/span>, sheriff or other official in charge of the facility in which such alien is incarcerated may enter into an agreement, which includes provisions relating to reimbursement, with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to retain custody<\/span> or supervision of such alien until he is deported or until other mutually satisfactory arrangements are made to transfer custody<\/span> of such alien to the Service.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF PRISONERS CONVICTED OF DESIGNATED ILLEGAL ACTS (\u00a7 53.1-220.1)\n\nWith the consent of the appropriate state authorities, the Immigration and\nNaturalization Service may, following notification under \u00a7 19.2-294.2, take\nphysical custody of and responsibility for any alien convicted of any (i) felony\noffense involving murder, rape, robbery, burglary, larceny, extortion, or\nabduction, or (ii) illegal drug violation designated as a felony under Article 1\n(\u00a7 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2. The director, sheriff or other\nofficial in charge of the facility in which such alien is incarcerated may enter\ninto an agreement, which includes provisions relating to reimbursement, with the\nImmigration and Naturalization Service to retain custody or supervision of such\nalien until he is deported or until other mutually satisfactory arrangements are\nmade to transfer custody of such alien to the Service.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 247.","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}}