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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":1465343,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367828,"identifier":"53.1-72","token":"53.1\/3\/2\/53.1-72","url":"\/53.1-72\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-72\/","token":"53.1\/3\/2\/53.1-72","dublin_core":{"Title":"Jails of counties and cities to be jails of courts therein","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-72","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The jail of each county and city shall be the jail of every <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> established therein by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJAILS OF COUNTIES AND CITIES TO BE JAILS OF COURTS THEREIN (\u00a7 53.1-72)\n\nThe jail of each county and city shall be the jail of every court established\ntherein by law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-137; 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"}}