Department shall promulgate regulations
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-266
in effectThe Director shall make, adopt and promulgate regulations governing the following aspects of private management and operation of prison facilities approved by the General Assembly pursuant to § 53.1-265 :
1. Contingency plans for state operation of a contractor-operated facility in the event of a termination of the contract;
2. Use of deadly and nondeadly force by prison contractors' security personnel;
3. Methods of monitoring a contractor-operated facility by the Department;
4. Public access to a contractor-operated facility; and
5. Such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
1991, c. 705; 1992, c. 654; 1995, c. 694 ; 2020, c. 759 ; 2025, c. 337 .
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