Department of Corrections and Director of Corrections

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Department of Corrections and Director of Corrections.” It is part of Chapter 1 “Administration Generally”, which is part of Title 53.1 “Prisons and Other Methods of Correction”. It contains 11 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 11 sections.

§ 53.1-10	Powers and duties of Director
§ 53.1-11	Bond of Director
§ 53.1-12	Divisions of Department; division heads
§ 53.1-13	Bonds of agents and employees
§ 53.1-14	Repealed
§ 53.1-15	Repealed
§ 53.1-16	Repealed
§ 53.1-17	Defense of Department of Corrections employees
§ 53.1-17.1	Continuous quality improvement committee; report
§ 53.1-8	Department of Corrections
§ 53.1-9	Appointment of Director; term