Virginia § 53.1-106.1 - Location of jail facilities

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 53.1-106.1 — Location of jail facilities, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 53.1-106.1. Location of jail facilities

No regional jail or jail farm board or authority created by any combination of two or more counties or cities, whether pursuant to this article or Article 3.1 (§ 53.1-95.2 et seq.) of this chapter, or an Act of Assembly, shall locate a jail or jail farm in a political subdivision which is not a participating political subdivision in the board or authority unless the governing body of the nonparticipating political subdivision grants express consent to such location.

1991, c. 593.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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