                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS (§ 53.1-71.5)

The Board shall make, adopt, and promulgate regulations governing the following
aspects of private management and operation of regional jail facilities approved
by the General Assembly pursuant to § 53.1-71.4:

1. Minimum standards for the construction, equipment, administration, and
operation of the facilities; however, the standards shall be at least as
stringent as those established for local correctional facilities;

2. Contingency plans for operation of a contractor-operated facility in the
event of a termination of the contract;

3. Use of deadly and nondeadly force by regional jail facility
contractors&#8217; security personnel;

4. Methods of monitoring a contractor-operated facility by an appropriate state
or local governmental entity or entities;

5. Public access to a contractor-operated facility; and

6. Such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this article.

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