                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR; ESTABLISHMENT OF HALFWAY HOUSES; EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL
(§ 53.1-177)

The Director is authorized to establish and maintain a system of halfway houses
for the temporary care of adults who are placed on probation or released on
parole and are determined to be eligible for this service. Such community
facility may, in the discretion of the Director, be purchased, constructed or
leased. The Director is further authorized to employ necessary personnel for
these facilities.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-128.6; 1968, c. 298; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1978, c. 492;
1982, c. 636.