                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AUTHORITY OF SUPERINTENDENT AND GUARDS (§ 53.1-98)

The superintendent shall have and exercise the same control and authority over
the prisoners committed or transferred to such farm as the sheriffs of the
Commonwealth have by law over the prisoners committed or transferred to their
jails.
		During the term of their appointment the superintendent and guards are hereby
invested with the powers and authority of a conservator of the peace (i) within
the limits of such farm and within one mile thereof, whether such farm is
situated within or beyond the limits of the political subdivision establishing
and maintaining the same, and (ii) in conveying prisoners to and from such farm.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-198; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636.