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Except as otherwise provided, no articles produced or manufactured nor services provided by prisoners may be bought, sold or acquired by exchange on the open market.B\n\nThe products of any printing shop in any state correctional facility shall be sold only to the departments, institutions and agencies of the Commonwealth which are supported in whole or in part with funds from the state treasury and to offices or agencies of the counties, cities and towns of the Commonwealth. Such products shall not be sold on the open market except as provided in § 53.1-45.1.C\n\nThe Department shall not offer manufactured goods for resale to any department, agency or institution of the state unless those goods (i) have been incorporated into a finished product produced or manufactured by prisoners, (ii) are necessary for use with a product produced or manufactured by prisoners, or (iii) are a component part of a product system, a portion of which comprises goods produced or manufactured by prisoners.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":211481,"text":"Articles produced or manufactured and services provided by prisoners sentenced to state correctional facilities may be disposed of by the Director by sale only to municipal and county agencies in Virginia and to federal, state and local public agencies within or without the Commonwealth or as the Director, with the approval of the Governor, may deem to be in the best interests of the Commonwealth. Except as otherwise provided, no articles produced or manufactured nor services provided by prisoners may be bought, sold or acquired by exchange on the open market.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":211482,"text":"The products of any printing shop in any state correctional facility shall be sold only to the departments, institutions and agencies of the Commonwealth which are supported in whole or in part with funds from the state treasury and to offices or agencies of the counties, cities and towns of the Commonwealth. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1977, chapter 540; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1983, chapter 186; in 1993, chapters 464 and 488; in 1998, chapter 240<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":238125,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57738,"identifier":"53.1-45","token":"53.1\/2\/3\/53.1-45","url":"\/53.1-45\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-45\/","token":"53.1\/2\/3\/53.1-45","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale of prison goods and services; print shop","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-45","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Articles produced or manufactured and services provided by prisoners sentenced to state correctional facilities may be disposed of by the Director<\/span> by sale only to municipal and county agencies in Virginia and to federal, state and local public agencies within or without the Commonwealth or as the Director<\/span>, with the approval of the Governor, may deem to be in the best interests of the Commonwealth. Except as otherwise provided, no articles produced or manufactured nor services provided by prisoners may be bought, sold or acquired by exchange on the open market. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The products of any printing shop in any state correctional facility<\/span> shall be sold only to the departments<\/span>, institutions and agencies of the Commonwealth which are supported in whole or in part with funds from the state treasury and to offices or agencies of the counties, cities and towns of the Commonwealth. Such products shall not be sold on the open market except as provided in § 53.1-45.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall not offer manufactured goods for resale to any department<\/span>, agency or institution of the state unless those goods (i) have been incorporated into a finished product produced or manufactured by prisoners, (ii) are necessary for use with a product produced or manufactured by prisoners, or (iii) are a component part of a product system, a portion of which comprises goods produced or manufactured by prisoners. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OF PRISON GOODS AND SERVICES; PRINT SHOP (\u00a7 53.1-45)\n\nA. Articles produced or manufactured and services provided by prisoners\nsentenced to state correctional facilities may be disposed of by the Director by\nsale only to municipal and county agencies in Virginia and to federal, state and\nlocal public agencies within or without the Commonwealth or as the Director,\nwith the approval of the Governor, may deem to be in the best interests of the\nCommonwealth. Except as otherwise provided, no articles produced or manufactured\nnor services provided by prisoners may be bought, sold or acquired by exchange\non the open market.\n\nB. The products of any printing shop in any state correctional facility shall be\nsold only to the departments, institutions and agencies of the Commonwealth\nwhich are supported in whole or in part with funds from the state treasury and\nto offices or agencies of the counties, cities and towns of the Commonwealth.\nSuch products shall not be sold on the open market except as provided in §\n53.1-45.1.\n\nC. The Department shall not offer manufactured goods for resale to any\ndepartment, agency or institution of the state unless those goods (i) have been\nincorporated into a finished product produced or manufactured by prisoners, (ii)\nare necessary for use with a product produced or manufactured by prisoners, or\n(iii) are a component part of a product system, a portion of which comprises\ngoods produced or manufactured by prisoners.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 53-63, 53-64; 1970, c. 648; 1977, c. 540; 1982, c. 636;\n1983, c. 186; 1993, cc. 464, 488; 1998, c. 240.","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}}