Virginia Code 53.1-109.01: Authority for regional jail officers to carry weapons.
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It shall be lawful for any regional jail officer who has been designated by the superintendent, and who has completed the basic course in firearms for jailers and custodial officers pursuant to subdivision 7 of § 9.1-102, to carry and use sufficient weapons to prevent escapes, suppress rebellion, and defend or protect himself or others in the course of his assigned duties.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 53.1-109.01
- Jail officer: means a duly sworn employee of a local correctional facility, except for deputy sheriffs, whose normal duties relate to maintaining immediate control, supervision and custody of prisoners confined in any local correctional facility. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
1999, c. 131.