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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 837 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. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1994, chapters 270<\/a>, 923<\/a>, and 953<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 336<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 378<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64426,"section_number":"53.1-95.7","catch_line":"Powers of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-95.7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80797,"section_number":"49-1","catch_line":"Form of general oath required of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/49-1\/"},{"id":66959,"section_number":"53.1-129","catch_line":"Order permitting prisoners to work on state, county, city, town, certain private property or nonprofit organization property; bond of person in charge of prisoners","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-129\/"},{"id":73492,"section_number":"53.1-131","catch_line":"Provision for release of prisoner from confinement for employment, educational or other rehabilitative programs; escape; penalty; disposition of earnings","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-131\/"},{"id":73781,"section_number":"53.1-131.2","catch_line":"Assignment to a home\/electronic incarceration program; payment to defray costs; escape; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-131.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238549,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62293,"identifier":"53.1-95.8","token":"53.1\/3\/3.1\/53.1-95.8","url":"\/53.1-95.8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-95.8\/","token":"53.1\/3\/3.1\/53.1-95.8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of superintendent and jail officers; oath and bond; fees charged to prisoner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-95.8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The superintendent appointed by an authority created pursuant to this article to administer its correctional facility shall have and exercise the same control and authority over the prisoners committed or transferred to such facility as the sheriffs of this Commonwealth have by law<\/span> over the prisoners committed or transferred to their jails.\n\t\tDuring the term of their appointment, the superintendent and jail officers<\/span> are hereby vested with the powers and authority of a conservator of the peace (i) within the limits of such correctional facility and within one mile thereof; (ii) for the purpose of conveying prisoners to and from such facility; (iii) for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of alternative incarceration and treatment programs pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 53.1-129<\/a>, 53.1-131<\/a>, and 53.1-131.2<\/a>; (iv) for the purpose of providing security and supervision of prisoners taken to a medical, dental, or psychiatric facility; and (v) for the purpose of providing a security escort and supervision of prisoners transported to a funeral or graveside service. Prisoners may be charged reasonable fees for services described in clause (v).\n\t\tBefore entering upon the duties of their office, the superintendent and jail officers<\/span> shall take and subscribe the oath<\/span> prescribed by \u00a7 49-1<\/a>. An authority created pursuant to this article may require the superintendent or jail officers<\/span> or both to give bond<\/span> in such penalty<\/span> and with such security as the authority may prescribe, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF SUPERINTENDENT AND JAIL OFFICERS; OATH AND BOND; FEES CHARGED TO\nPRISONER (\u00a7 53.1-95.8)\n\nThe superintendent appointed by an authority created pursuant to this article to\nadminister its correctional facility shall have and exercise the same control\nand authority over the prisoners committed or transferred to such facility as\nthe sheriffs of this Commonwealth have by law over the prisoners committed or\ntransferred to their jails.\n\t\tDuring the term of their appointment, the superintendent and jail officers are\nhereby vested with the powers and authority of a conservator of the peace (i)\nwithin the limits of such correctional facility and within one mile thereof;\n(ii) for the purpose of conveying prisoners to and from such facility; (iii) for\nthe purpose of enforcing the provisions of alternative incarceration and\ntreatment programs pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 53.1-129, 53.1-131, and 53.1-131.2; (iv) for\nthe purpose of providing security and supervision of prisoners taken to a\nmedical, dental, or psychiatric facility; and (v) for the purpose of providing a\nsecurity escort and supervision of prisoners transported to a funeral or\ngraveside service. Prisoners may be charged reasonable fees for services\ndescribed in clause (v).\n\t\tBefore entering upon the duties of their office, the superintendent and jail\nofficers shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by \u00a7 49-1. An authority\ncreated pursuant to this article may require the superintendent or jail officers\nor both to give bond in such penalty and with such security as the authority may\nprescribe, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of their\noffices.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 837; 1994, cc. 270, 923, 953; 2002, c. 336; 2004, c. 378.","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}}