                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

JAIL SUPERINTENDENTS TO REPORT CERTAIN ACTS OF VIOLENCE OCCURRING WITHIN
REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES TO LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; POLICIES (§
53.1-116.2:1)

A. The jail superintendent of any regional correctional facility shall promptly
report to the primary local law-enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where
such correctional facility is located or to the Department of State Police any
act of violence, as defined in &#xA7; 19.2-297.1, that occurs within such
correctional facility.

B. Each regional correctional facility shall adopt a policy setting forth the
procedures for the investigation of such acts of violence and the respective
roles and responsibilities of the jail superintendent of such correctional
facility and the law-enforcement agency to which such report is made. Each
regional correctional facility shall provide a copy of such policy to the State
Board of Local and Regional Jails prior to January 1 each year, beginning on
January 1, 2026.

HISTORY: 2025, c. 159.