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2010 SESSION
10101925DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53.1-128 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-128. Workforces.
The local governing body of any county, city or town may
establish work forces workforces in the county, city
or town under such conditions as it may prescribe. Such work
forces workforces
are authorized to work on public property or works owned, leased or operated by
the county, city or town; on a privately operated national park on federal
land; or on any property owned by a
nonprofit organization which that is exempt from taxation
under 26 U.S.C. § 501 (c) (3) or (c) (4)
and which that
is organized and operated exclusively for charitable or social welfare purposes
whether the same is located within such county, city or town, or elsewhere; or on private property owned or occupied by an elderly
or indigent person or persons where such property
has been identified by a citizens housing advisory committee as needing
rehabilitation or repair and the property owner has consented to such work.
Every person eighteen 18 years of age or older who
is convicted and confined for any violation of a local ordinance and who is confined
as a punishment or for failure to pay a required fine, shall be liable to work
in such work force workforce. Every person eighteen 18
years of age or older who is confined pending disposition of a nonviolent
criminal offense or an offense under Chapter 5 (§ 20-61 et seq.) of Title 20
may work in such work force workforce on a voluntary basis
with the approval of and under the supervision of the sheriff.