Virginia § 53.1-34 - Treatment of prisoner with contagious disease
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 53.1-34 — Treatment of prisoner with contagious disease, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53.1-34. Treatment of prisoner with contagious disease
The Director may, upon the application of the person in charge of any state correctional facility who has been requested in writing so to do by the physician at such facility, have removed from such facility any prisoner therein who has contracted any contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the public health to some place to be designated by the Director. When any prisoner is so removed, he shall be safely kept and treated for such disease and, as soon as he recovers his health, be returned to such facility unless the term of his imprisonment has expired, in which event he shall be discharged, but not until all danger of his spreading contagion has passed. Expenses incurred by reason of this section shall be borne by the Commonwealth.
Code 1950, § 53-94; 1970, c. 648; 1979, c. 109; 1982, c. 636.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Virginia § 53.1-34 cover?
Section 53.1-34 ("Treatment of prisoner with contagious disease") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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