                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HIGHWAY EMPLOYEES AS GUARDS (§ 53.1-58)

The Director, with the consent of the Commissioner of Highways, may appoint and
authorize employees of the Department of Transportation to act as guards of
prisoners when such prisoners are at work on the roads under the jurisdiction of
the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Such employees shall be deemed to be
acting within the scope of their official duties for the Board when acting as
guards pursuant to this section. The Director may authorize such employees to
carry firearms in accordance with § 53.1-29.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-122; 1958, c. 572; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636.