Virginia Code 53.1-214: Authority and duty of official in charge of facility
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It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the superintendent, warden or other official in charge of a state or local correctional facility in this Commonwealth to give over the person of any prisoner thereof whenever so required by the operation of the Agreement on Detainers.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 53.1-214
- Local correctional facility: means any jail, jail farm or other place used for the detention or incarceration of adult offenders, excluding a lock-up, which is owned, maintained, or operated by any political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
Code 1950, § 53-304.6; 1970, c. 407; 1982, c. 636.