                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AUTHORITY OF SECURITY EMPLOYEES (§ 53.1-71.2)

Security employees of a regional jail facility contractor approved by the
General Assembly to operate a regional jail facility pursuant to § 53.1-71.4
shall be allowed to use force and shall exercise their powers and authority only
while on the grounds of a regional jail facility under the supervision of the
regional jail facility contractor, while transporting inmates, and while
pursuing escapees from such facilities until such time that the pursuit of the
escapees is assumed by state or local law-enforcement agencies. All provisions
of law pertaining to custodians of inmates or jail guards or officers shall
apply to contractors&#8217; security employees.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 715; 2025, c. 337.