§ 16.1-310 Repealed.
§ 16.1-315 Joint or regional citizen detention commissions authorized.
§ 16.1-316 Number and terms of members; admission of additional local governing bodies.
§ 16.1-317 Quorum; chairman; rules of procedure; compensation.
§ 16.1-318 Powers of commission generally; supervision by Director of Department of Juvenile Justice.
§ 16.1-319 Acquisition of property by commission.
§ 16.1-320 Property of commission exempt from execution and judgment liens.
§ 16.1-321 Appropriations by political subdivisions; issuance of bonds.
§ 16.1-322 Record of commission; reports.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 16.1 > Chapter 11 > Article 13 - Facilities for Detention and Other Residential Care.

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the Department of Juvenile Justice and "Director" means the administrative head in charge thereof or such of his assistants and subordinates as are designated by him to discharge the duties imposed upon him under this law. See Virginia Code 16.1-228
  • detention home: means a local, regional or state public or private locked residential facility that has construction fixtures designed to prevent escape and to restrict the movement and activities of children held in lawful custody. See Virginia Code 16.1-228
  • judge: means the judge or the substitute judge of the juvenile and domestic relations district court of each county or city. See Virginia Code 16.1-228
  • law: means the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Law embraced in this chapter. See Virginia Code 16.1-228
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • real estate: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights and appurtenances thereto and interests therein, other than a chattel interest. See Virginia Code 1-219
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.