{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-116.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-116.2","heading":"Sheriffs to be keepers of jails","body":"The sheriff of each county or city shall be the keeper of the jail thereof unless that locality is a member of a jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority, in which case the provisions of § 53.1-106 shall apply.1994, c. 491.","path":["Title 53.1. PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION","Chapter 3. LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES","Article 6. DUTIES OF SHERIFFS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-116.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"3a30087f09dee3feaafa51de9dcdad77903883dcdcd54896b40eeadb317be0e4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-116.1-02","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-116.2-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}