{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-205","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-205","heading":"Jurisdiction for trial of prisoners; nature of proceedings","body":"Subject to the provisions of §§ 53.1-203 and 53.1-204, the jurisdiction, proceedings, trial and judgment in a criminal proceeding against a person confined in a state correctional facility shall be as is provided for in other cases of criminal prosecution.Code 1950, §§ 53-295, 53-300; 1966, c. 430; 1970, c. 593; 1973, c. 59; 1982, c. 636.","path":["Title 53.1. PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION","Chapter 7. CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING PRISONERS","Article 1. CRIMES BY PRISONERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-205/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"ac0c279597572ade41718bdafe42fac791061c9d8fbf1a178a50eaae2d079bbd","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-204","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}