{"data":{"id":"us-va/6vac15-40-130","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"6VAC15-40-130","heading":"Written grievance procedure","body":"A written grievance procedure shall be developed and made available to all inmates with the following:\n\n1.  Inmates shall be given a grievance form after exhausting all prerequisites of the grievance procedure. Prerequisites shall be documented.\n\n2.  Grievances shall be responded to within nine work days of receipt.\n\n3.  Written responses, including the reason for the decision, shall be made to all grievances.\n\n4.  A review shall be made by a staff member not directly involved in the grievance.\n\n5.  All inmates shall have access to the grievance procedure with guaranty against reprisal.\n\n6. All inmates shall be afforded the opportunity to appeal the decision.","path":["Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections","Agency 15. State Board of Local and Regional Jails","Chapter 40. Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups","Part III. General Administration and Management"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title6/agency15/chapter40/section130/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:32Z","sha256":"b470eed728082660b69c90aae2cbba29db0258c8ae86bbc2dc950d2462072a5f","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/6vac15-40-120","next":"us-va/6vac15-40-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}