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It has been modified 3 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. 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But no person arrested on civil process shall, under this section, be committed to any jail other than that of the county or city within which such person resides or is found.<\/p><p>The county or city or regional jail authority or, if none, the body responsible for the fiscal management of the regional jail shall be paid by the United States for the support of any such prisoner.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJAILS FOR UNITED STATES PRISONERS; PAYMENT BY UNITED STATES (\u00a7 53.1-79)\n\nThe sheriff of any county or city or jail superintendent of any regional jail\nmay receive into his jail any person committed thereto under the authority of\nthe United States, and keep him safely according to the warrant or precept of\ncommitment, until he shall be discharged under the laws of the United States.\nBut no person arrested on civil process shall, under this section, be committed\nto any jail other than that of the county or city within which such person\nresides or is found.\n\nThe county or city or regional jail authority or, if none, the body responsible\nfor the fiscal management of the regional jail shall be paid by the United\nStates for the support of any such prisoner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-145; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 1991, c. 383.","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"}}