Virginia Code 15.2-530: Powers and duties of sheriff.
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The sheriff shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed upon sheriffs by general law. He shall have the custody of, and be charged with the duty of feeding and caring for, all prisoners confined in the county jail. He shall perform such other duties the board imposes upon him.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-530
- County: means any existing county or such unit hereafter created. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
Code 1950, § 15-291; 1952, c. 413; 1958, c. 112; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-608; 1972, c. 360; 1977, c. 584; 1984, c. 722; 1997, c. 587.