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On and after July 1, 1993, (i) any three or more cities or counties, or any combination thereof, which do not qualify for reimbursement pursuant to § 53.1-81 or § 53.1-82 and (ii) any two cities or counties or any combination of a city and a county which jointly construct, enlarge or renovate a jail upon a basis approved by the Board in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be reimbursed by the Commonwealth on a pro rata basis up to one-fourth of the capital costs, as defined in § 53.1-82.2, of such project. The Board shall promulgate regulations, to include criteria which may be used to assess need and establish priorities, to serve as guidelines in evaluating requests for such reimbursement and to ensure the fair and equitable distribution of state funds provided for such purpose. The Department shall apply such regulations in preparing requests for appropriations. No such reimbursement shall be had unless the plans and specifications, including the need for additional personnel, thereof have been submitted to the Governor and the jail project has been approved by him. The Governor shall base his approval in part on the expected operating cost-efficiency of the interior design of the facility. Reimbursements shall be paid subject to the provisions of § 53.1-82.2.\n\t\t\tNo (i) project to construct, enlarge, or renovate a jail or regional jail facility or to enlarge or renovate an existing jail that was not approved by the Governor prior to July 1, 2015, or (ii) project that is not an enlargement or renovation of a regional jail created prior to July 1, 2015, shall be eligible for reimbursement from the Commonwealth unless such project has been specifically authorized in the general appropriation act.B\n\nIn the event that a county or city requests and receives financial assistance for capital costs of such jail project from the Department of Criminal Justice Services or from other public fund sources outside of the provisions of this law, the total financial assistance and reimbursement shall not exceed the total cost of the project.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":264033,"text":"On and after July 1, 1993, the Commonwealth shall reimburse any city or county up to one-fourth of the capital costs of a jail construction, enlargement or renovation project upon a basis approved by the Board in accordance with the provisions of this section. On and after July 1, 1993, (i) any three or more cities or counties, or any combination thereof, which do not qualify for reimbursement pursuant to § 53.1-81 or § 53.1-82 and (ii) any two cities or counties or any combination of a city and a county which jointly construct, enlarge or renovate a jail upon a basis approved by the Board in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be reimbursed by the Commonwealth on a pro rata basis up to one-fourth of the capital costs, as defined in § 53.1-82.2, of such project. The Board shall promulgate regulations, to include criteria which may be used to assess need and establish priorities, to serve as guidelines in evaluating requests for such reimbursement and to ensure the fair and equitable distribution of state funds provided for such purpose. The Department shall apply such regulations in preparing requests for appropriations. No such reimbursement shall be had unless the plans and specifications, including the need for additional personnel, thereof have been submitted to the Governor and the jail project has been approved by him. The Governor shall base his approval in part on the expected operating cost-efficiency of the interior design of the facility. Reimbursements shall be paid subject to the provisions of § 53.1-82.2.\n\t\t\tNo (i) project to construct, enlarge, or renovate a jail or regional jail facility or to enlarge or renovate an existing jail that was not approved by the Governor prior to July 1, 2015, or (ii) project that is not an enlargement or renovation of a regional jail created prior to July 1, 2015, shall be eligible for reimbursement from the Commonwealth unless such project has been specifically authorized in the general appropriation act.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":264034,"text":"In the event that a county or city requests and receives financial assistance for capital costs of such jail project from the Department of Criminal Justice Services or from other public fund sources outside of the provisions of this law, the total financial assistance and reimbursement shall not exceed the total cost of the project.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13788,"edition_id":1,"name":"Funding Local Correctional Facilities and Programs","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12847,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:52","permalink":{"id":238377,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13788,"identifier":"3","token":"53.1\/3\/3","url":"\/53.1\/3\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12847,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Correctional Facilities","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12717,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":238281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12847,"identifier":"3","token":"53.1\/3","url":"\/53.1\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12717,"edition_id":1,"name":"Prisons and Other Methods of Correction","identifier":"53.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":237591,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12717,"identifier":"53.1","token":"53.1","url":"\/53.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":73366,"structure_id":13788,"section_number":"53.1-80","catch_line":"State reimbursement of localities for construction","url":"\/53.1-80\/","token":"53.1\/3\/3\/53.1-80","metadata":false},{"id":67872,"structure_id":13788,"section_number":"53.1-81","catch_line":"Construction and operation of regional jail facilities; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1968, chapter 304; in 1970, chapters 252 and 373; in 1973, chapter 233; in 1981, chapter 380; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1983, chapter 358; in 1989, chapter 423; in 1993, chapters 387 and 787; in 1995, chapter 305<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 749<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68905,"section_number":"53.1-71.6","catch_line":"State reimbursement to localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-71.6\/"},{"id":86311,"section_number":"53.1-82.2","catch_line":"Method of reimbursement; involvement of the Treasury Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-82.2\/"},{"id":80688,"section_number":"53.1-82.3","catch_line":"Budgeting schedule for jail projects","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-82.3\/"},{"id":58301,"section_number":"53.1-95.19","catch_line":"State reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-95.19\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67872,"section_number":"53.1-81","catch_line":"Construction and operation of regional jail facilities; state reimbursement; agreements with Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-81\/"},{"id":56283,"section_number":"53.1-82","catch_line":"Regional contracts for cooperative jailing of offenders; state reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-82\/"},{"id":86311,"section_number":"53.1-82.2","catch_line":"Method of reimbursement; involvement of the Treasury Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-82.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238379,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73366,"identifier":"53.1-80","token":"53.1\/3\/3\/53.1-80","url":"\/53.1-80\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-80\/","token":"53.1\/3\/3\/53.1-80","dublin_core":{"Title":"State reimbursement of localities for construction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-80","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On and after July 1, 1993, the Commonwealth shall reimburse any city or county up to one-fourth of the capital costs of a jail construction, enlargement or renovation project upon a basis approved by the Board<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this section. On and after July 1, 1993, (i) any three or more cities or counties, or any combination thereof, which do not qualify for reimbursement pursuant to § 53.1-81<\/a> or § 53.1-82<\/a> and (ii) any two cities or counties or any combination of a city and a county which jointly construct, enlarge or renovate a jail upon a basis approved by the Board<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be reimbursed by the Commonwealth on a pro rata basis up to one-fourth of the capital costs, as defined in § 53.1-82.2<\/a>, of such project. The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations, to include criteria which may be used to assess need and establish priorities, to serve as guidelines in evaluating requests for such reimbursement and to ensure the fair and equitable distribution<\/span> of state funds provided for such purpose. The Department<\/span> shall apply such regulations in preparing requests for appropriations. No such reimbursement shall be had unless the plans and specifications, including the need for additional personnel, thereof have been submitted to the Governor and the jail project has been approved by him. The Governor shall base his approval in part on the expected operating cost-efficiency of the interior design of the facility. Reimbursements shall be paid subject to the provisions of § 53.1-82.2<\/a>.\n\t\t\tNo (i) project to construct, enlarge, or renovate a jail or regional jail facility or to enlarge or renovate an existing jail that was not approved by the Governor prior to July 1, 2015, or (ii) project that is not an enlargement or renovation of a regional jail created prior to July 1, 2015, shall be eligible for reimbursement from the Commonwealth unless such project has been specifically authorized in the general appropriation act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the event that a county or city requests and receives financial assistance for capital costs of such jail project from the Department<\/span> of Criminal Justice Services or from other public fund sources outside of the provisions of this law<\/span>, the total financial assistance and reimbursement shall not exceed the total cost of the project. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCALITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION (\u00a7 53.1-80)\n\nA. On and after July 1, 1993, the Commonwealth shall reimburse any city or\ncounty up to one-fourth of the capital costs of a jail construction, enlargement\nor renovation project upon a basis approved by the Board in accordance with the\nprovisions of this section. On and after July 1, 1993, (i) any three or more\ncities or counties, or any combination thereof, which do not qualify for\nreimbursement pursuant to § 53.1-81 or § 53.1-82 and (ii) any two\ncities or counties or any combination of a city and a county which jointly\nconstruct, enlarge or renovate a jail upon a basis approved by the Board in\naccordance with the provisions of this section shall be reimbursed by the\nCommonwealth on a pro rata basis up to one-fourth of the capital costs, as\ndefined in § 53.1-82.2, of such project. The Board shall promulgate\nregulations, to include criteria which may be used to assess need and establish\npriorities, to serve as guidelines in evaluating requests for such reimbursement\nand to ensure the fair and equitable distribution of state funds provided for\nsuch purpose. The Department shall apply such regulations in preparing requests\nfor appropriations. No such reimbursement shall be had unless the plans and\nspecifications, including the need for additional personnel, thereof have been\nsubmitted to the Governor and the jail project has been approved by him. The\nGovernor shall base his approval in part on the expected operating\ncost-efficiency of the interior design of the facility. Reimbursements shall be\npaid subject to the provisions of § 53.1-82.2.\n\t\t\tNo (i) project to construct, enlarge, or renovate a jail or regional jail\nfacility or to enlarge or renovate an existing jail that was not approved by the\nGovernor prior to July 1, 2015, or (ii) project that is not an enlargement or\nrenovation of a regional jail created prior to July 1, 2015, shall be eligible\nfor reimbursement from the Commonwealth unless such project has been\nspecifically authorized in the general appropriation act.\n\nB. In the event that a county or city requests and receives financial assistance\nfor capital costs of such jail project from the Department of Criminal Justice\nServices or from other public fund sources outside of the provisions of this\nlaw, the total financial assistance and reimbursement shall not exceed the total\ncost of the project.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-133.1; 1968, c. 304; 1970, cc. 252, 373; 1973, c. 233;\n1981, c. 380; 1982, c. 636; 1983, c. 358; 1989, c. 423; 1993, cc. 387, 787;\n1995, c. 305; 2015, c. 749.","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}}