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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":1512431,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378726,"identifier":"9.1-511","token":"9.1\/5.1\/9.1-511","url":"\/9.1-511\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-511\/","token":"9.1\/5.1\/9.1-511","dublin_core":{"Title":"Immediate suspension","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-511","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the immediate suspension without pay of any correctional officer<\/span> whose continued presence in the workplace may be harmful to the correctional officer<\/span>, other employees, contractors, volunteers, prisoners, or the public; makes it impossible for the agency to conduct business; may hamper an internal investigation into the correctional officer<\/span>’s alleged misconduct; may hamper an investigation being conducted by law<\/span> enforcement; or may constitute negligence<\/span> in regard to the agency’s duties to the public, other employees, contractors, volunteers, or prisoners. Further, nothing in this chapter shall prevent the suspension of a correctional officer<\/span> for refusing to obey a direct order<\/span> issued in compliance with the agency’s written and disseminated policies. In such a case, the correctional officer<\/span> shall, upon request, be afforded the rights provided under this chapter within a reasonable amount of time set by the agency.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMMEDIATE SUSPENSION (\u00a7 9.1-511)\n\nNothing in this chapter shall prevent the immediate suspension without pay of\nany correctional officer whose continued presence in the workplace may be\nharmful to the correctional officer, other employees, contractors, volunteers,\nprisoners, or the public; makes it impossible for the agency to conduct\nbusiness; may hamper an internal investigation into the correctional\nofficer’s alleged misconduct; may hamper an investigation being conducted\nby law enforcement; or may constitute negligence in regard to the agency’s\nduties to the public, other employees, contractors, volunteers, or prisoners.\nFurther, nothing in this chapter shall prevent the suspension of a correctional\nofficer for refusing to obey a direct order issued in compliance with the\nagency’s written and disseminated policies. In such a case, the\ncorrectional officer shall, upon request, be afforded the rights provided under\nthis chapter within a reasonable amount of time set by the agency.\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"}}