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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1966, chapter 482; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1990, chapter 701; in 1996, chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61790,"section_number":"19.2-311","catch_line":"Indeterminate commitment to Department of Corrections in certain cases; duration and character of commitment; concurrence by Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-311\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85077,"section_number":"16.1-272","catch_line":"Power of circuit court over juvenile offender","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-272\/"},{"id":61790,"section_number":"19.2-311","catch_line":"Indeterminate commitment to Department of Corrections in certain cases; duration and character of commitment; concurrence by Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-311\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238227,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79592,"identifier":"53.1-66","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-66","url":"\/53.1-66\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-66\/","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-66","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of prisoners to other facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-66","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person confined by the Department<\/span> in a facility established by this chapter may be transferred from such facility to other facilities in the state corrections system for the remainder of the period of commitment under \u00a7 16.1-272<\/a> or Article 2 (\u00a7 19.2-311<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2, upon a written finding<\/span> by the Department<\/span> submitted to the sentencing court<\/span> that the person has exhibited intractable behavior<\/span> or, in the case of persons committed under \u00a7 19.2-311<\/a>, otherwise becomes ineligible to use such facilities pursuant to \u00a7 19.2-311<\/a>.\n\t\t“Intractable behavior<\/span>” means behavior which (i) indicates an inmate’s unwillingness or inability to conform his behavior to that necessary to his successful completion of the program or (ii) is so disruptive as to threaten the successful completion of the program by other participants.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF PRISONERS TO OTHER FACILITIES (\u00a7 53.1-66)\n\nAny person confined by the Department in a facility established by this chapter\nmay be transferred from such facility to other facilities in the state\ncorrections system for the remainder of the period of commitment under \u00a7\n16.1-272 or Article 2 (\u00a7 19.2-311 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2, upon a\nwritten finding by the Department submitted to the sentencing court that the\nperson has exhibited intractable behavior or, in the case of persons committed\nunder \u00a7 19.2-311, otherwise becomes ineligible to use such facilities pursuant\nto \u00a7 19.2-311.\n\t\t“Intractable behavior” means behavior which (i) indicates an\ninmate’s unwillingness or inability to conform his behavior to that\nnecessary to his successful completion of the program or (ii) is so disruptive\nas to threaten the successful completion of the program by other participants.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-128.4; 1966, c. 482; 1982, c. 636; 1990, c. 701; 1996,\ncc. 755, 914.","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}}