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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 1995, chapter 694<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 337<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84479,"section_number":"53.1-263","catch_line":"Authority of security employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-263\/"},{"id":78881,"section_number":"53.1-266","catch_line":"Department shall promulgate regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-266\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":237849,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73687,"identifier":"53.1-265","token":"53.1\/15\/53.1-265","url":"\/53.1-265\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-265\/","token":"53.1\/15\/53.1-265","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties not delegable to contractor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-265","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No contract<\/span> for correctional services<\/span> shall authorize, allow, or imply a delegation of authority or responsibility of the Director<\/span> to a prison contractor<\/span> for any of the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Developing and implementing procedures for calculating inmate release and parole<\/span> eligibility dates; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Developing and implementing procedures for calculating and awarding sentence credits; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Approving inmates for furlough and work release; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Approving the type of work inmates may perform and the wages or sentence credits that may be given the inmates engaging in such work; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Granting, denying, or revoking sentence credits; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Classifying inmates or placing inmates in less restrictive custody<\/span> or more restrictive custody<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Transferring an inmate; however, the contractor may make written recommendations regarding the transfer of an inmate or inmates; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Formulating rules of inmate behavior, violations of which may subject inmates to sanctions<\/span>; however, the contractor may propose such rules to the Director<\/span> for his review and adoption, rejection, or modification as otherwise provided by law<\/span> or regulation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Disciplining inmates in any manner that requires a discretionary application of rules of inmate behavior or a discretionary imposition of a sanction<\/span> for violations of such rules; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Operating a prison facility<\/span>, including management, custody<\/span> of inmates, or provision of security; however, the contractor may operate a prison facility<\/span>, including management, custody<\/span> of inmates, or provision of security, upon approval by the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES NOT DELEGABLE TO CONTRACTOR (\u00a7 53.1-265)\n\nNo contract for correctional services shall authorize, allow, or imply a\ndelegation of authority or responsibility of the Director to a prison contractor\nfor any of the following:\n\n1. Developing and implementing procedures for calculating inmate release and\nparole eligibility dates;\n\n2. Developing and implementing procedures for calculating and awarding sentence\ncredits;\n\n3. Approving inmates for furlough and work release;\n\n4. Approving the type of work inmates may perform and the wages or sentence\ncredits that may be given the inmates engaging in such work;\n\n5. Granting, denying, or revoking sentence credits;\n\n6. Classifying inmates or placing inmates in less restrictive custody or more\nrestrictive custody;\n\n7. Transferring an inmate; however, the contractor may make written\nrecommendations regarding the transfer of an inmate or inmates;\n\n8. Formulating rules of inmate behavior, violations of which may subject inmates\nto sanctions; however, the contractor may propose such rules to the Director for\nhis review and adoption, rejection, or modification as otherwise provided by law\nor regulation;\n\n9. Disciplining inmates in any manner that requires a discretionary application\nof rules of inmate behavior or a discretionary imposition of a sanction for\nviolations of such rules; and\n\n10. Operating a prison facility, including management, custody of inmates, or\nprovision of security; however, the contractor may operate a prison facility,\nincluding management, custody of inmates, or provision of security, upon\napproval by the General Assembly.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 705; 1992, c. 654; 1995, c. 694; 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}}