                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PARTICIPANT COMPENSATION (§ 53.1-133.4)

A. The sheriff or jail superintendent shall establish an amount to be allowed
each jail industry program participant for each day of labor satisfactory to the
sheriff or jail superintendent. The allowance shall be paid to the sheriff or
jail superintendent or his designee. Distribution of a participant&#8217;s
allowance shall be in the same manner as provided for distribution of wages
earned in a work release program pursuant to &#xA7; 53.1-131. In addition,
participants working in the jail industry program may have payroll deductions
withheld and may be required by the sheriff, jail superintendent or his designee
to contribute to victim restitution funds and to operating costs associated with
the jail industry program. The total deductions must not total more than eighty
percent of the participant&#8217;s gross wages. The amount so deducted shall be
deposited in the jail industries revenue fund and the sheriff, jail
superintendent or his designee shall make the appropriate distributions of the
money withheld. Any balance remaining at the conclusion of the
participant&#8217;s confinement shall be paid to the participant upon his
release.

B. In addition, the sheriff or jail superintendent may establish a system of pay
incentives for jail industry program participants. The system may provide for
the payment of a bonus to any participant who is assigned to employment in any
position of responsibility or who performs his job in an exemplary manner.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 859; 1995, c. 756.