Virginia § 53.1-119 - Court duties of sheriff
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 53.1-119 — Court duties of sheriff, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53.1-119. Court duties of sheriff
The sheriff shall provide officers to attend the courts within his jurisdiction while such courts are in session as the respective judges may require. The sheriff, or the superintendent of a regional jail or jail farm, shall receive into the jail facility all persons committed by the order of such courts, or under process issuing therefrom, and all persons committed by any other lawful authority.
Code 1950, § 53-162; 1982, c. 636; 1995, c. 112.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53.1-119 ("Court duties of sheriff") 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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