§ 53.1-2 Appointment of members; qualifications; terms and vacancies.
§ 53.1-3 Persons ineligible for appointment.
§ 53.1-4 Meetings; quorum; officers; main office.
§ 53.1-5 Powers and duties of Board.
§ 53.1-5.1 Repealed.
§ 53.1-5.2 Compilation of certain data for redistricting purposes.
§ 53.1-6 Board may administer oaths, conduct hearings, and issue subpoenas.
§ 53.1-6.1 Executive director; staff; compensation.
§ 53.1-7 Repealed.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 1 > Article 2 - State Board of Corrections.

  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Community correctional facility: means any group home, halfway house or other physically unrestricting facility used for the housing, treatment or care of adult offenders established or operated with funds appropriated to the Department of Corrections from the state treasury and maintained or operated by any political subdivision, combination of political subdivisions or privately operated agency within the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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
  • State Board: means the State Board of Local and Regional Jails. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.