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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 715<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapter 337<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62340,"section_number":"53.1-71.2","catch_line":"Authority of security employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-71.2\/"},{"id":71975,"section_number":"53.1-71.5","catch_line":"Board to promulgate regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-71.5\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":238327,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75934,"identifier":"53.1-71.4","token":"53.1\/3\/1.1\/53.1-71.4","url":"\/53.1-71.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-71.4\/","token":"53.1\/3\/1.1\/53.1-71.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties not delegable to contractor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-71.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The regional jail authority issuing the contract<\/span> shall retain the authority and responsibility for the rules and procedures as they apply to the treatment of prisoners, and no contract<\/span> for correctional services shall authorize, allow, or imply a delegation of authority or responsibility to a regional jail facility contractor for any of the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Developing and implementing procedures for calculating inmate release dates; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Developing and implementing procedures for calculating and awarding sentence credits; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Approving inmates for furlough and work release; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Approving the type of work inmates may perform and the wages or sentence credits which may be given the inmates engaging in such work; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Granting, denying, or revoking sentence credits; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Classifying inmates or placing inmates in less restrictive custody<\/span> or more restrictive custody<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Transferring an inmate; however, the contractor may make written recommendations regarding the transfer of an inmate or inmates; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Formulating rules of inmate behavior, violations of which may subject inmates to sanctions<\/span>; however, the contractor may propose such rules for review and adoption, rejection, or modification as otherwise provided by law<\/span> or regulation; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Disciplining inmates in any manner which requires a discretionary application of rules of inmate behavior or a discretionary imposition of a sanction<\/span> for violations of such rules; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Operating a regional jail facility, including management, custody<\/span> of inmates, or provision of security; however, the contractor may operate a regional jail facility, including management, custody<\/span> of inmates, or provision of security, upon approval by the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS AND DUTIES NOT DELEGABLE TO CONTRACTOR (\u00a7 53.1-71.4)\n\nThe regional jail authority issuing the contract shall retain the authority and\nresponsibility for the rules and procedures as they apply to the treatment of\nprisoners, and no contract for correctional services shall authorize, allow, or\nimply a delegation of authority or responsibility to a regional jail facility\ncontractor for any of the following:\n\n1. Developing and implementing procedures for calculating inmate release dates;\n\n2. Developing and implementing procedures for calculating and awarding sentence\ncredits;\n\n3. Approving inmates for furlough and work release;\n\n4. Approving the type of work inmates may perform and the wages or sentence\ncredits which may be given the inmates engaging in such work;\n\n5. Granting, denying, or revoking sentence credits;\n\n6. Classifying inmates or placing inmates in less restrictive custody or more\nrestrictive custody;\n\n7. Transferring an inmate; however, the contractor may make written\nrecommendations regarding the transfer of an inmate or inmates;\n\n8. Formulating rules of inmate behavior, violations of which may subject inmates\nto sanctions; however, the contractor may propose such rules for review and\nadoption, rejection, or modification as otherwise provided by law or regulation;\n\n9. Disciplining inmates in any manner which requires a discretionary application\nof rules of inmate behavior or a discretionary imposition of a sanction for\nviolations of such rules; or\n\n10. Operating a regional jail facility, including management, custody of\ninmates, or provision of security; however, the contractor may operate a\nregional jail facility, including management, custody of inmates, or provision\nof security, upon approval by the General Assembly.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 715; 2025, c. 337.","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}}