{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-71.5","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-71.5","heading":"Board to promulgate regulations","body":"The Board shall make, adopt, and promulgate regulations governing the following aspects of private management and operation of regional jail facilities approved by the General Assembly pursuant to § 53.1-71.4:1. Minimum standards for the construction, equipment, administration, and operation of the facilities; however, the standards shall be at least as stringent as those established for local correctional facilities;2. Contingency plans for operation of a contractor-operated facility in the event of a termination of the contract;3. Use of deadly and nondeadly force by regional jail facility contractors' security personnel;4. Methods of monitoring a contractor-operated facility by an appropriate state or local governmental entity or entities;5. Public access to a contractor-operated facility; and6. Such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.1994, c. 715; 2025, c. 337.","path":["Title 53.1. Prisons and Other Methods of Correction","Chapter 3. Local Correctional Facilities","Article 1.1. Private Services at Regional Jail Facilities"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-71.5/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"c317bb80ea9255e4cd0de9bb4d13ddd03f867545395d54843f7bb895e4cade9c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-71.4","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-71.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}