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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1466275,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367675,"identifier":"53.1-209","token":"53.1\/7\/2\/53.1-209","url":"\/53.1-209\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-209\/","token":"53.1\/7\/2\/53.1-209","dublin_core":{"Title":"Foreign prisoners to be held in Virginia","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-209","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Pursuant to the order<\/span> or request of the Governor, of any court<\/span>, attorney for the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any other authorized officer, if any prisoner of the United States, District of Columbia or of any other state be tendered to the custody<\/span> of the Director<\/span> or any duly authorized officer of a state correctional facility<\/span>, either within this Commonwealth or to be transported to this Commonwealth to be held for trial<\/span> for crime<\/span> in Virginia or as a witness<\/span> in any criminal proceeding in Virginia, the Director<\/span> or officer is hereby authorized to receive the prisoner into custody<\/span>. The Director<\/span> or officer is hereby clothed with the same powers with respect to custody<\/span> as is possessed over prisoners held after conviction<\/span> of a crime<\/span> and sentencing to a state correctional facility<\/span> by a court<\/span> of this Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFOREIGN PRISONERS TO BE HELD IN VIRGINIA (\u00a7 53.1-209)\n\nPursuant to the order or request of the Governor, of any court, attorney for the\nCommonwealth of Virginia, or any other authorized officer, if any prisoner of\nthe United States, District of Columbia or of any other state be tendered to the\ncustody of the Director or any duly authorized officer of a state correctional\nfacility, either within this Commonwealth or to be transported to this\nCommonwealth to be held for trial for crime in Virginia or as a witness in any\ncriminal proceeding in Virginia, the Director or officer is hereby authorized to\nreceive the prisoner into custody. The Director or officer is hereby clothed\nwith the same powers with respect to custody as is possessed over prisoners held\nafter conviction of a crime and sentencing to a state correctional facility by a\ncourt of this Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-304; 1982, c. 636.","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"}}