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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 705 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 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1992, chapter 654; in 2007, chapter 394<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 337<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62476,"section_number":"19.2-81.1","catch_line":"Arrest without warrant by correctional officers in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-81.1\/"},{"id":73687,"section_number":"53.1-265","catch_line":"Powers and duties not delegable to contractor","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-265\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237841,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84479,"identifier":"53.1-263","token":"53.1\/15\/53.1-263","url":"\/53.1-263\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-263\/","token":"53.1\/15\/53.1-263","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of security employees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-263","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Security employees of a prison contractor<\/span> approved by the General Assembly to operate a prison facility<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-265<\/a> shall be allowed to use force and shall exercise their powers and authority only while on the grounds of an institution under the supervision of the prison contractor<\/span>, while transporting inmates, while pursuing escapees from such institutions, and while providing inmate security for prisoners at a medical facility in the Commonwealth. All provisions of law<\/span> pertaining to custodians of inmates, correctional officers<\/span>, or prison or jail officers<\/span>, except \u00a7 19.2-81.1<\/a>, shall apply to contractors<\/span>’ security employees.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF SECURITY EMPLOYEES (\u00a7 53.1-263)\n\nSecurity employees of a prison contractor approved by the General Assembly to\noperate a prison facility pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-265 shall be allowed to use force\nand shall exercise their powers and authority only while on the grounds of an\ninstitution under the supervision of the prison contractor, while transporting\ninmates, while pursuing escapees from such institutions, and while providing\ninmate security for prisoners at a medical facility in the Commonwealth. All\nprovisions of law pertaining to custodians of inmates, correctional officers, or\nprison or jail officers, except \u00a7 19.2-81.1, shall apply to contractors’\nsecurity employees.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 705; 1992, c. 654; 2007, c. 394; 2025, c. 337.","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}}