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2001 SESSION


CHAPTER 593
An Act to amend and reenact § 53.1-183 of the Code of Virginia, relating to membership on community criminal justice boards.
[H 2178]
Approved March 24, 2001

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 53.1-183 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 53.1-183. Community criminal justice boards.

Each county or city or combination thereof developing and establishing a local pretrial services or a community-based probation program pursuant to the provisions of this article shall establish a community criminal justice board. Each county and city participating in a local pretrial or community-based probation program shall be represented on the community criminal justice board. In the event that one county or city appropriates funds to the program as part of a multijurisdictional effort, any other participating county or city shall be considered to be participating in a program if such locality appropriates funds to the program. Appointments to the board shall be made by each local governing body. In cases of multijurisdictional participation, unless otherwise agreed upon, each participating city or county shall have an equal number of appointments. Boards shall be composed of the number of members established by resolution or ordinance of each participating jurisdiction. Each board shall include, at a minimum, the following mandatory members: a member person from each governing body or a city or county manager, county administrator or executive, or assistant or deputy appointed by the each governing body to represent the governing body:; a judge of the general district court; a circuit court judge; a juvenile and domestic relations district court judge; a chief magistrate; one chief of police or the sheriff in a jurisdiction not served by a police department to represent law enforcement; an attorney for the Commonwealth; a public defender, and/or an attorney who is experienced in the defense of criminal matters; a sheriff or the regional jail administrator responsible for jails serving those jurisdictions involved in the local pretrial services and community-based probation program; a local educator; and a community services board administrator.