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In the City of Richmond such jurisdiction shall be vested in the Circuit Court, Division I. Such proceeding shall be commenced by a petition of the Board in the name of the Commonwealth and shall, insofar as possible, conform to rules of procedure applicable to a civil action. The governing body of each county, city or town which maintains and operates any local correctional facility or lock-up affected by the order of the Board, and the officer in charge of each such facility, shall be made parties defendant. In every such proceeding the court shall hear all relevant evidence, including evidence with regard to the condition of the local correctional facility or lock-up and any other evidence bearing upon the propriety of the Board’s action. 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The governing body of each county, city or town which maintains and operates any local correctional facility or lock-up affected by the order of the Board, and the officer in charge of each such facility, shall be made parties defendant. In every such proceeding the court shall hear all relevant evidence, including evidence with regard to the condition of the local correctional facility or lock-up and any other evidence bearing upon the propriety of the Board’s action. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1982, chapter 636; in 2005, chapter 681<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71211,"section_number":"16.1-309.9","catch_line":"Establishment of standards; determination of compliance","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-309.9\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":238301,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83885,"identifier":"53.1-70","token":"53.1\/3\/1\/53.1-70","url":"\/53.1-70\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-70\/","token":"53.1\/3\/1\/53.1-70","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jurisdiction of court to enforce orders of Board; proceedings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-70","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any circuit<\/span> court<\/span> in any county or city which maintains and operates any local correctional facility<\/span> or lock-up<\/span>, or in any county in which is situated any town which maintains and operates any local correctional facility<\/span> or lock-up<\/span>, affected by any such order<\/span> of the Board<\/span>, shall have jurisdiction<\/span> to enforce such order<\/span> by an injunction<\/span> or other appropriate remedy at the suit of the Board<\/span>. In the City of Richmond such jurisdiction<\/span> shall be vested in the Circuit<\/span> Court<\/span>, Division I. Such proceeding shall be commenced by a petition<\/span> of the Board<\/span> in the name of the Commonwealth and shall, insofar as possible, conform to rules of procedure applicable to a civil action<\/span>. The governing body of each county, city or town which maintains and operates any local correctional facility<\/span> or lock-up<\/span> affected by the order<\/span> of the Board<\/span>, and the officer in charge of each such facility, shall be made parties defendant<\/span>. In every such proceeding the court<\/span> shall hear all relevant evidence<\/span>, including evidence<\/span> with regard to the condition of the local correctional facility<\/span> or lock-up<\/span> and any other evidence<\/span> bearing upon the propriety of the Board<\/span>’s action. The court<\/span> may refuse to grant the injunction<\/span> if it appears that the action of the Board<\/span> was not warranted.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJURISDICTION OF COURT TO ENFORCE ORDERS OF BOARD; PROCEEDINGS (\u00a7 53.1-70)\n\nAny circuit court in any county or city which maintains and operates any local\ncorrectional facility or lock-up, or in any county in which is situated any town\nwhich maintains and operates any local correctional facility or lock-up,\naffected by any such order of the Board, shall have jurisdiction to enforce such\norder by an injunction or other appropriate remedy at the suit of the Board. In\nthe City of Richmond such jurisdiction shall be vested in the Circuit Court,\nDivision I. Such proceeding shall be commenced by a petition of the Board in the\nname of the Commonwealth and shall, insofar as possible, conform to rules of\nprocedure applicable to a civil action. The governing body of each county, city\nor town which maintains and operates any local correctional facility or lock-up\naffected by the order of the Board, and the officer in charge of each such\nfacility, shall be made parties defendant. In every such proceeding the court\nshall hear all relevant evidence, including evidence with regard to the\ncondition of the local correctional facility or lock-up and any other evidence\nbearing upon the propriety of the Board’s action. The court may refuse to\ngrant the injunction if it appears that the action of the Board was not\nwarranted.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-135; 1982, c. 636; 2005, c. 681.","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}}