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2004 SESSION

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SENATE BILL NO. 637
Offered January 23, 2004
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1 a section numbered 33.1-223.2:9, relating to use of local and regional jail inmates in highway maintenance and construction projects.
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Patron-- Norment
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 33.1 a section numbered 33.1-223.2:9 as follows:

§ 33.1-223.2:9. Use of local and regional jail inmates in highway maintenance and construction projects.

Nothing in this title shall require the permission of the Department of Transportation, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner, or the Commonwealth Transportation Board for use of inmates of local or regional jails in highway maintenance and construction projects undertaken by any county, city, or town.