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2009 SESSION
096019480Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53.1-131.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-131.3. Payment of costs associated with prisoner keep.
Any sheriff or jail superintendent may establish a program to charge
inmates a reasonable fee, not to exceed $1 $5 per day, to defray
the costs associated with the prisoners' keep. The Board shall develop a model
plan and adopt regulations for such program, and shall provide assistance, if
requested, to the sheriff or jail superintendent in the implementation of such
program. Such funds shall be retained in the locality where the funds were
collected and shall be used for general jail purposes.