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Auxiliary police forces established under § 15.2-1731 who have met the training requirements of § 9.1-102, with the concurrence of the sheriff or other chief law-enforcement officer as appropriate, are specifically authorized to provide such transportation.B\n\nAuthorized corrections personnel from any other state, the United States, and any political subdivisions thereof who transport a prisoner through the Commonwealth, deliver a prisoner to the Commonwealth, or take custody of a prisoner in the Commonwealth for transport to another jurisdiction are deemed to have lawful custody of such prisoner while in the Commonwealth.C\n\nAuthorized Virginia corrections personnel who have a need to travel with a prisoner through or to another state are authorized to travel through such state and retain authority over such prisoner as allowed by such state.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230466,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department shall provide all transportation to and from court for any prisoner in connection with a crime committed within a state correctional facility, including a facility operated pursuant to the Corrections Private Services Act (§ 53.1-261 et seq.), unless the affected sheriff and the Department agree on other transportation. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 240<\/a> 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. It has been modified 4 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 2003, chapter 154<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 827<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 99<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 337<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79396,"section_number":"15.2-1731","catch_line":"Establishment, etc., authorized; powers, authority and immunities generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1731\/"},{"id":87276,"section_number":"53.1-261","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-261\/"},{"id":54198,"section_number":"9.1-102","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board and the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237937,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63215,"identifier":"53.1-31.1","token":"53.1\/2\/1\/53.1-31.1","url":"\/53.1-31.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-31.1\/","token":"53.1\/2\/1\/53.1-31.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transportation of prisoners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-31.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, the Department<\/span> shall provide all transportation to and from court<\/span> for any prisoner in connection with a crime<\/span> committed within a state correctional facility<\/span>, including a facility operated pursuant to the Corrections Private Services Act (§ 53.1-261<\/a> et seq.), unless the affected sheriff and the Department<\/span> agree on other transportation. Auxiliary police forces established under § 15.2-1731<\/a> who have met the training requirements of § 9.1-102<\/a>, with the concurrence of the sheriff or other chief law<\/span>-enforcement officer as appropriate, are specifically authorized to provide such transportation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Authorized corrections personnel from any other state, the United States, and any political subdivisions thereof who transport a prisoner through the Commonwealth, deliver a prisoner to the Commonwealth, or take custody<\/span> of a prisoner in the Commonwealth for transport to another jurisdiction<\/span> are deemed to have lawful custody<\/span> of such prisoner while in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Authorized Virginia corrections personnel who have a need to travel with a prisoner through or to another state are authorized to travel through such state and retain authority over such prisoner as allowed by such state. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSPORTATION OF PRISONERS (\u00a7 53.1-31.1)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department shall provide all\ntransportation to and from court for any prisoner in connection with a crime\ncommitted within a state correctional facility, including a facility operated\npursuant to the Corrections Private Services Act (§ 53.1-261 et seq.),\nunless the affected sheriff and the Department agree on other transportation.\nAuxiliary police forces established under § 15.2-1731 who have met the\ntraining requirements of § 9.1-102, with the concurrence of the sheriff or\nother chief law-enforcement officer as appropriate, are specifically authorized\nto provide such transportation.\n\nB. Authorized corrections personnel from any other state, the United States, and\nany political subdivisions thereof who transport a prisoner through the\nCommonwealth, deliver a prisoner to the Commonwealth, or take custody of a\nprisoner in the Commonwealth for transport to another jurisdiction are deemed to\nhave lawful custody of such prisoner while in the Commonwealth.\n\nC. Authorized Virginia corrections personnel who have a need to travel with a\nprisoner through or to another state are authorized to travel through such state\nand retain authority over such prisoner as allowed by such state.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 240; 2003, c. 154; 2012, c. 827; 2015, c. 99; 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}}