CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS (§ 53.1-266)

The Director shall make, adopt and promulgate regulations governing the
following aspects of private management and operation of prison facilities
approved by the General Assembly pursuant to § 53.1-265:

1. Contingency plans for state operation of a contractor-operated facility in
the event of a termination of the contract;

2. Use of deadly and nondeadly force by prison contractors’ security
personnel;

3. Methods of monitoring a contractor-operated facility by the Department;

4. Public access to a contractor-operated facility; and

5. Such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this chapter.

HISTORY: 1991, c. 705; 1992, c. 654; 1995, c. 694; 2020, c. 759; 2025, c. 337.