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Persons sentenced to the Department may also be employed in the maintenance of the rest areas along the Interstate Highway System, providing that such maintenance activities are jointly approved by the Department and the Virginia Department of Transportation based on the safety of the traveling public.\n\t\tThe Commonwealth Transportation Board may acquire out of the proceeds of the money, now or hereafter available for construction and maintenance of the primary state highway system and secondary system, such quarries, gravel pits or plants as may in its opinion be necessary for such work. The Board shall on the request of any county road authorities allow such county road authorities to take from such quarries or gravel pits or shall sell to such county road authorities at cost of production such materials as may be required to be used for the construction and maintenance of county roads. This arrangement shall in no way interfere with the furnishing of materials by the Board for the maintenance or construction of the primary state highway system and secondary system.\n\t\tThe Department of Transportation shall make requisition from time to time upon the Director for the number of prisoners it deems necessary for the work on the primary state highway system or secondary system or for the preparation of road material for road construction and maintenance, in the maintenance of any or all medians and other nontraveled portions of such highways, and in the maintenance of the rest areas along the Interstate Highway System. The number of prisoners so requisitioned shall be furnished subject to availability as determined by the Director of the Department of Corrections.\n\t\tFifteen days prior to a prisoner’s participation in the program, the Director shall give the chief of police, sheriff or local chief law-enforcement official of the locality in which the prisoner will work, notice of the prisoner’s participation. Such notice shall include the name, address and criminal history of the prisoner, in addition to other information the chief of police or such officer may request. The transmission of information shall be confidential and not subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (\u00a7 2.2-3700 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":301238,"text":"Persons sentenced to the Department shall, so far as practicable, be employed in the construction and maintenance of the primary state highway system and secondary system of state highways, and to this end may be used in rock quarries, gravel pits and other plants in the preparation of materials for construction and maintenance of roads and in the maintenance of any or all medians and other nontraveled portions of such highways. Persons sentenced to the Department may also be employed in the maintenance of the rest areas along the Interstate Highway System, providing that such maintenance activities are jointly approved by the Department and the Virginia Department of Transportation based on the safety of the traveling public.\n\t\tThe Commonwealth Transportation Board may acquire out of the proceeds of the money, now or hereafter available for construction and maintenance of the primary state highway system and secondary system, such quarries, gravel pits or plants as may in its opinion be necessary for such work. The Board shall on the request of any county road authorities allow such county road authorities to take from such quarries or gravel pits or shall sell to such county road authorities at cost of production such materials as may be required to be used for the construction and maintenance of county roads. This arrangement shall in no way interfere with the furnishing of materials by the Board for the maintenance or construction of the primary state highway system and secondary system.\n\t\tThe Department of Transportation shall make requisition from time to time upon the Director for the number of prisoners it deems necessary for the work on the primary state highway system or secondary system or for the preparation of road material for road construction and maintenance, in the maintenance of any or all medians and other nontraveled portions of such highways, and in the maintenance of the rest areas along the Interstate Highway System. The number of prisoners so requisitioned shall be furnished subject to availability as determined by the Director of the Department of Corrections.\n\t\tFifteen days prior to a prisoner’s participation in the program, the Director shall give the chief of police, sheriff or local chief law-enforcement official of the locality in which the prisoner will work, notice of the prisoner’s participation. Such notice shall include the name, address and criminal history of the prisoner, in addition to other information the chief of police or such officer may request. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1974, chapter 128; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1989, chapter 652; in 2010, chapter 128<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 40<\/a> and 48<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 585<\/a> and 646<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238177,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84059,"identifier":"53.1-56","token":"53.1\/2\/3\/53.1-56","url":"\/53.1-56\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-56\/","token":"53.1\/2\/3\/53.1-56","dublin_core":{"Title":"Construction and maintenance of highways; grass cutting; acquisition of quarries, etc.; use of materials for county roads","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-56","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Persons sentenced to the Department<\/span> shall, so far as practicable, be employed in the construction and maintenance of the primary state highway system and secondary system of state highways, and to this end may be used in rock quarries, gravel pits and other plants in the preparation of materials<\/span> for construction and maintenance of roads and in the maintenance of any or all medians and other nontraveled portions of such highways. Persons sentenced to the Department<\/span> may also be employed in the maintenance of the rest areas along the Interstate Highway System, providing that such maintenance activities are jointly approved by the Department<\/span> and the Virginia Department<\/span> of Transportation based on the safety of the traveling public.\n\t\tThe Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> may acquire out of the proceeds of the money, now or hereafter available for construction and maintenance of the primary state highway system and secondary system, such quarries, gravel pits or plants as may in its opinion<\/span> be necessary for such work. The Board<\/span> shall on the request of any county road authorities allow such county road authorities to take from such quarries or gravel pits or shall sell to such county road authorities at cost of production such materials<\/span> as may be required to be used for the construction and maintenance of county roads. This arrangement shall in no way interfere with the furnishing of materials<\/span> by the Board<\/span> for the maintenance or construction of the primary state highway system and secondary system.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> of Transportation shall make requisition from time to time upon the Director<\/span> for the number of prisoners it deems necessary for the work on the primary state highway system or secondary system or for the preparation of road material<\/span> for road construction and maintenance, in the maintenance of any or all medians and other nontraveled portions of such highways, and in the maintenance of the rest areas along the Interstate Highway System. The number of prisoners so requisitioned shall be furnished subject to availability as determined by the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Corrections.\n\t\tFifteen days prior to a prisoner’s participation in the program, the Director<\/span> shall give the chief of police, sheriff or local chief law<\/span>-enforcement official of the locality in which the prisoner will work, notice of the prisoner’s participation. Such notice shall include the name, address and criminal history of the prisoner, in addition to other information the chief of police or such officer may request. The transmission of information shall be confidential and not subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (\u00a7 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAYS; GRASS CUTTING; ACQUISITION OF\nQUARRIES, ETC.; USE OF MATERIALS FOR COUNTY ROADS (\u00a7 53.1-56)\n\nPersons sentenced to the Department shall, so far as practicable, be employed in\nthe construction and maintenance of the primary state highway system and\nsecondary system of state highways, and to this end may be used in rock\nquarries, gravel pits and other plants in the preparation of materials for\nconstruction and maintenance of roads and in the maintenance of any or all\nmedians and other nontraveled portions of such highways. Persons sentenced to\nthe Department may also be employed in the maintenance of the rest areas along\nthe Interstate Highway System, providing that such maintenance activities are\njointly approved by the Department and the Virginia Department of Transportation\nbased on the safety of the traveling public.\n\t\tThe Commonwealth Transportation Board may acquire out of the proceeds of the\nmoney, now or hereafter available for construction and maintenance of the\nprimary state highway system and secondary system, such quarries, gravel pits or\nplants as may in its opinion be necessary for such work. The Board shall on the\nrequest of any county road authorities allow such county road authorities to\ntake from such quarries or gravel pits or shall sell to such county road\nauthorities at cost of production such materials as may be required to be used\nfor the construction and maintenance of county roads. This arrangement shall in\nno way interfere with the furnishing of materials by the Board for the\nmaintenance or construction of the primary state highway system and secondary\nsystem.\n\t\tThe Department of Transportation shall make requisition from time to time upon\nthe Director for the number of prisoners it deems necessary for the work on the\nprimary state highway system or secondary system or for the preparation of road\nmaterial for road construction and maintenance, in the maintenance of any or all\nmedians and other nontraveled portions of such highways, and in the maintenance\nof the rest areas along the Interstate Highway System. The number of prisoners\nso requisitioned shall be furnished subject to availability as determined by the\nDirector of the Department of Corrections.\n\t\tFifteen days prior to a prisoner’s participation in the program, the\nDirector shall give the chief of police, sheriff or local chief law-enforcement\nofficial of the locality in which the prisoner will work, notice of the\nprisoner’s participation. Such notice shall include the name, address and\ncriminal history of the prisoner, in addition to other information the chief of\npolice or such officer may request. The transmission of information shall be\nconfidential and not subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (\u00a7\n2.2-3700 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-109; 1970, c. 648; 1974, c. 128; 1982, c. 636; 1989,\nc. 652; 2010, c. 128; 2011, cc. 40, 48; 2013, cc. 585, 646.","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}}