{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-79.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-79.1","heading":"Agreements to transfer, transport, and confine prisoners","body":"The sheriff or superintendent of any jail may enter into an agreement with the sheriff or superintendent of any other jail in the Commonwealth to transfer and transport prisoners between the respective facilities, and to confine such prisoners, unless such transfer is otherwise prohibited by law.1991, c. 192.","path":["Title 53.1. PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION","Chapter 3. LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES","Article 2. UTILIZATION OF JAILS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-79.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"83058da160f83dbf618a3930043e189cc555058604d6ae0966a3e1aeff8a5fb9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-79","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}