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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 358 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapters 70<\/a> and 291<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 857<\/a> and 914<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1465667,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367512,"identifier":"53.1-115.1","token":"53.1\/3\/5\/53.1-115.1","url":"\/53.1-115.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-115.1\/","token":"53.1\/3\/5\/53.1-115.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Superintendents of regional jails and regional jail-farms to make daily reports to Compensation Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-115.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The superintendent of every regional jail and every regional jail-farm shall report each day to the Compensation Board<\/span>, giving the record of each prisoner received during the preceding day in an electronic format approved by the Compensation Board<\/span>, stating whether the offense<\/span> for each prisoner is for violation of state law<\/span> or of a city or town ordinance<\/span>. The computer-generated report shall be authenticated by both the superintendent and chairman of the regional jail-farm board<\/span>. Either person who authenticates such report and willfully falsifies the information contained in such report is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p>

If any superintendent fails to send such report, the Compensation Board<\/span> shall notify the superintendent of such failure. If the superintendent fails to make the report within ten days, then the Compensation Board<\/span> shall cause the report to be prepared from the books of the superintendent and shall certify the cost thereof to the Comptroller. The Comptroller shall issue<\/span> his warrant on the Treasurer for that amount, deducting the same from any funds that may be due the superintendent by the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUPERINTENDENTS OF REGIONAL JAILS AND REGIONAL JAIL-FARMS TO MAKE DAILY REPORTS\nTO COMPENSATION BOARD (\u00a7 53.1-115.1)\n\nThe superintendent of every regional jail and every regional jail-farm shall\nreport each day to the Compensation Board, giving the record of each prisoner\nreceived during the preceding day in an electronic format approved by the\nCompensation Board, stating whether the offense for each prisoner is for\nviolation of state law or of a city or town ordinance. The computer-generated\nreport shall be authenticated by both the superintendent and chairman of the\nregional jail-farm board. Either person who authenticates such report and\nwillfully falsifies the information contained in such report is guilty of a\nClass 1 misdemeanor.\n\nIf any superintendent fails to send such report, the Compensation Board shall\nnotify the superintendent of such failure. If the superintendent fails to make\nthe report within ten days, then the Compensation Board shall cause the report\nto be prepared from the books of the superintendent and shall certify the cost\nthereof to the Comptroller. The Comptroller shall issue his warrant on the\nTreasurer for that amount, deducting the same from any funds that may be due the\nsuperintendent by the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 358; 2000, cc. 70, 291; 2006, cc. 857, 914.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}