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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 761<\/a> and 762<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1512419,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378723,"identifier":"9.1-508","token":"9.1\/5.1\/9.1-508","url":"\/9.1-508\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-508\/","token":"9.1\/5.1\/9.1-508","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-508","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Correctional officer<\/span>” means a duly sworn non-probationary employee of the Department of Corrections whose normal duties relate to maintaining immediate control, supervision, and custody<\/span> of prisoners confined in any state correctional facility<\/span>.<\/p>

“State correctional facility<\/span>” means any correctional center or correctional field unit used for the incarceration of adult offenders established and operated by the Department of Corrections.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 9.1-508)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Correctional officer” means a duly sworn non-probationary employee\nof the Department of Corrections whose normal duties relate to maintaining\nimmediate control, supervision, and custody of prisoners confined in any state\ncorrectional facility.\n\n“State correctional facility” means any correctional center or\ncorrectional field unit used for the incarceration of adult offenders\nestablished and operated by the Department of Corrections.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, cc. 761, 762.","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"}}