§ 53.1-72 Jails of counties and cities to be jails of courts therein.
§ 53.1-73 When jail of county to be jail for town.
§ 53.1-74 When court may adopt jail of another county or city.
§ 53.1-75 Procedure after adoption.
§ 53.1-76 Commitment to jail of another county or city; payment of costs, etc.
§ 53.1-77 Jurisdiction of judge or magistrate of adopting county or city authorized to issue temporary detention orders.
§ 53.1-78 Jail for Supreme Court.
§ 53.1-79 Jails for United States prisoners; payment by United States.
§ 53.1-79.1 Agreements to transfer, transport, and confine prisoners.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 - Utilization of Jails.

  • 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
  • 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
  • Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249
  • Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254
  • United States: includes 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 1-255