{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-66-21","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 66-21","heading":"Superintendents and agents of facilities to have powers of sheriff","body":"The superintendents of the facilities established by the Department pursuant to § 66-13 and their authorized agents shall have the powers of a sheriff for the purpose of preserving order at their facilities and for the conveyance of children committed to their care to and from such facilities.Code 1950, §§ 53-332, 63-371, 63.1-247; 1968, c. 578; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1981, c. 487; 1982, c. 636, § 53.1-246; 1989, c. 733.","path":["Title 66. JUVENILE JUSTICE","Chapter 2. CARE OF CHILDREN COMMITTED TO DEPARTMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/66-21/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:24Z","sha256":"b2d20c67e80c496e4e31f42aebc5a59ebfc9930eb616ad36f4763b004f803580","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-66-20","next":"us-va/va.-code-66-21.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}