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The Director shall notify any such dependents, the local department of social services where such dependents reside and the Commissioner of Social Services of the release of such person for employment. Upon request of the local department of social services or the Commissioner of Social Services, the Director shall withhold and pay over a portion of the person’s earnings as provided in § 53.1-60.B\n\nIf the local department of social services or the Commissioner of Social Services objects to the amount withheld by the Director, the balance credited to the person’s account shall be subject to all civil remedies provided by law to the local department of social services or the Commissioner of Social Services for the enforcement of support of dependents receiving public assistance benefits.C\n\nThe director of the local department of social services and the Commissioner of Social Services or their designees shall be permitted access to the records of the Director concerning the earnings of the prisoner.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248927,"text":"In order to determine whether a prisoner to be released for employment as provided in § 53.1-60 has dependents receiving public assistance benefits, the Director may require such person to reveal the identity and residence of any dependents as a condition to release. The Director shall notify any such dependents, the local department of social services where such dependents reside and the Commissioner of Social Services of the release of such person for employment. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1978, chapter 660; in 1982, chapter 636; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77283,"section_number":"53.1-60","catch_line":"Extending limits of confinement of state prisoners for work and educational programs; disposition of wages; support of certain dependents; penalties for violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-60\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238201,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68764,"identifier":"53.1-61","token":"53.1\/2\/3\/53.1-61","url":"\/53.1-61\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-61\/","token":"53.1\/2\/3\/53.1-61","dublin_core":{"Title":"Determination whether prisoner has dependents receiving public assistance; payment of portion of earnings; remedies for enforcement of support obligation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-61","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In order<\/span> to determine whether a prisoner to be released for employment as provided in § 53.1-60<\/a> has dependents receiving public assistance benefits, the Director<\/span> may require such person to reveal the identity and residence of any dependents as a condition to release. The Director<\/span> shall notify any such dependents, the local department<\/span> of social services where such dependents reside and the Commissioner of Social Services of the release of such person for employment. Upon request of the local department<\/span> of social services or the Commissioner of Social Services, the Director<\/span> shall withhold and pay over a portion of the person’s earnings as provided in § 53.1-60<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the local department<\/span> of social services or the Commissioner of Social Services objects<\/span> to the amount withheld by the Director<\/span>, the balance credited to the person’s account shall be subject to all civil remedies provided by law<\/span> to the local department<\/span> of social services or the Commissioner of Social Services for the enforcement of support of dependents receiving public assistance benefits. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The director<\/span> of the local department<\/span> of social services and the Commissioner of Social Services or their designees shall be permitted access to the records of the Director<\/span> concerning the earnings of the prisoner. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDETERMINATION WHETHER PRISONER HAS DEPENDENTS RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE;\nPAYMENT OF PORTION OF EARNINGS; REMEDIES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATION\n(\u00a7 53.1-61)\n\nA. In order to determine whether a prisoner to be released for employment as\nprovided in § 53.1-60 has dependents receiving public assistance benefits,\nthe Director may require such person to reveal the identity and residence of any\ndependents as a condition to release. The Director shall notify any such\ndependents, the local department of social services where such dependents reside\nand the Commissioner of Social Services of the release of such person for\nemployment. Upon request of the local department of social services or the\nCommissioner of Social Services, the Director shall withhold and pay over a\nportion of the person’s earnings as provided in § 53.1-60.\n\nB. If the local department of social services or the Commissioner of Social\nServices objects to the amount withheld by the Director, the balance credited to\nthe person’s account shall be subject to all civil remedies provided by\nlaw to the local department of social services or the Commissioner of Social\nServices for the enforcement of support of dependents receiving public\nassistance benefits.\n\nC. The director of the local department of social services and the Commissioner\nof Social Services or their designees shall be permitted access to the records\nof the Director concerning the earnings of the prisoner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-38.01; 1978, c. 660; 1982, c. 636; 2002, c. 747.","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}}