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Such payments shall include only the reasonable cost of guarding, and providing necessary housing, maintenance, administrative expenses, food, clothing, medicine and medical attention for such prisoners.A1\n\nSuch county or city may also collect from other counties, cities or towns of the Commonwealth for which any prisoner is held at the jail farm of such county or city the reasonable cost of feeding, clothing, caring for and furnishing medicine and medical attention for such prisoner, and maintenance and administrative costs of the facility on a per prisoner basis. As used in this section, the term “reasonable cost” means an amount not to exceed actual costs, including depreciation, less such amounts as may be paid by the Commonwealth pursuant to §§ 15.2-1609.8 and 53.1-85.B\n\nWhen the control, management and supervision of the jail farm of any county or city is not vested in the sheriff of such county or city, the county or city may collect from the United States, for prisoners of the United States at the jail farm, such amounts as may be agreed upon by the county or city and the appropriate authorities of the Government of the United States, which amounts shall not be less than the actual cost of feeding, clothing and caring for such prisoners. Such county or city may collect from any state, other than this Commonwealth, and from any country other than the United States, for which any prisoner is held at the jail farm of such county or city, the cost of guarding, and providing necessary food, clothing, medicine and medical attention for prisoners held for such other state or country. The amount thereof shall be agreed upon by the governmental units involved.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201099,"text":"When the control, management and supervision of the jail farm of any county or city is not vested in the sheriff of such county or city, such county or city shall be paid out of state funds pursuant to § 53.1-85 for the care and custody at such jail farm of persons accused or convicted of any offense against the laws of the Commonwealth, and witnesses held in cases to which the Commonwealth is a party. Such payments shall include only the reasonable cost of guarding, and providing necessary housing, maintenance, administrative expenses, food, clothing, medicine and medical attention for such prisoners.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":201100,"text":"Such county or city may also collect from other counties, cities or towns of the Commonwealth for which any prisoner is held at the jail farm of such county or city the reasonable cost of feeding, clothing, caring for and furnishing medicine and medical attention for such prisoner, and maintenance and administrative costs of the facility on a per prisoner basis. As used in this section, the term “reasonable cost” means an amount not to exceed actual costs, including depreciation, less such amounts as may be paid by the Commonwealth pursuant to §§ 15.2-1609.8 and 53.1-85.","type":"section","prefixes":["A1"],"prefix":"A1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B"},"2":{"id":201101,"text":"When the control, management and supervision of the jail farm of any county or city is not vested in the sheriff of such county or city, the county or city may collect from the United States, for prisoners of the United States at the jail farm, such amounts as may be agreed upon by the county or city and the appropriate authorities of the Government of the United States, which amounts shall not be less than the actual cost of feeding, clothing and caring for such prisoners. Such county or city may collect from any state, other than this Commonwealth, and from any country other than the United States, for which any prisoner is held at the jail farm of such county or city, the cost of guarding, and providing necessary food, clothing, medicine and medical attention for prisoners held for such other state or country. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1960, chapter 411; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1983, chapter 358.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76227,"section_number":"15.2-1609.8","catch_line":"Payments to counties having certain optional forms of organization and government","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1609.8\/"},{"id":65680,"section_number":"53.1-85","catch_line":"Time and manner of payment","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-85\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238455,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54797,"identifier":"53.1-95","token":"53.1\/3\/3\/53.1-95","url":"\/53.1-95\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-95\/","token":"53.1\/3\/3\/53.1-95","dublin_core":{"Title":"Provisions applicable to jail farms of counties and cities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-95","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When the control, management and supervision of the jail farm of any county or city is not vested in the sheriff of such county or city, such county or city shall be paid out of state funds pursuant to § 53.1-85<\/a> for the care and custody<\/span> at such jail farm of persons accused<\/span> or convicted of any offense<\/span> against the laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth, and witnesses held in cases to which the Commonwealth is a party<\/span>. Such payments shall include only the reasonable cost<\/span> of guarding, and providing necessary housing, maintenance, administrative expenses, food, clothing, medicine and medical attention for such prisoners. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A1.<\/span> Such county or city may also collect from other counties, cities or towns of the Commonwealth for which any prisoner is held at the jail farm of such county or city the reasonable cost<\/span> of feeding, clothing, caring for and furnishing medicine and medical attention for such prisoner, and maintenance and administrative costs of the facility on a per prisoner basis. As used in this section, the term “reasonable cost<\/span>” means an amount not to exceed actual costs, including depreciation, less such amounts as may be paid by the Commonwealth pursuant to §§ 15.2-1609.8<\/a> and 53.1-85<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When the control, management and supervision of the jail farm of any county or city is not vested in the sheriff of such county or city, the county or city may collect from the United States, for prisoners of the United States at the jail farm, such amounts as may be agreed upon by the county or city and the appropriate authorities of the Government of the United States, which amounts shall not be less than the actual cost of feeding, clothing and caring for such prisoners. Such county or city may collect from any state, other than this Commonwealth, and from any country other than the United States, for which any prisoner is held at the jail farm of such county or city, the cost of guarding, and providing necessary food, clothing, medicine and medical attention for prisoners held for such other state or country. The amount thereof shall be agreed upon by the governmental units involved. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO JAIL FARMS OF COUNTIES AND CITIES (\u00a7 53.1-95)\n\nA. When the control, management and supervision of the jail farm of any county\nor city is not vested in the sheriff of such county or city, such county or city\nshall be paid out of state funds pursuant to § 53.1-85 for the care and\ncustody at such jail farm of persons accused or convicted of any offense against\nthe laws of the Commonwealth, and witnesses held in cases to which the\nCommonwealth is a party. Such payments shall include only the reasonable cost of\nguarding, and providing necessary housing, maintenance, administrative expenses,\nfood, clothing, medicine and medical attention for such prisoners.\n\nA1. Such county or city may also collect from other counties, cities or towns of\nthe Commonwealth for which any prisoner is held at the jail farm of such county\nor city the reasonable cost of feeding, clothing, caring for and furnishing\nmedicine and medical attention for such prisoner, and maintenance and\nadministrative costs of the facility on a per prisoner basis. As used in this\nsection, the term “reasonable cost” means an amount not to exceed\nactual costs, including depreciation, less such amounts as may be paid by the\nCommonwealth pursuant to §§ 15.2-1609.8 and 53.1-85.\n\nB. When the control, management and supervision of the jail farm of any county\nor city is not vested in the sheriff of such county or city, the county or city\nmay collect from the United States, for prisoners of the United States at the\njail farm, such amounts as may be agreed upon by the county or city and the\nappropriate authorities of the Government of the United States, which amounts\nshall not be less than the actual cost of feeding, clothing and caring for such\nprisoners. Such county or city may collect from any state, other than this\nCommonwealth, and from any country other than the United States, for which any\nprisoner is held at the jail farm of such county or city, the cost of guarding,\nand providing necessary food, clothing, medicine and medical attention for\nprisoners held for such other state or country. The amount thereof shall be\nagreed upon by the governmental units involved.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-188; 1960, c. 411; 1982, c. 636; 1983, c. 358.","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}}