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2013 SESSION
13104085DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53.1-127.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-127.2. Fees for electronic visitation and messaging with prisoners in local correctional facilities.
Each sheriff or jail superintendent who operates a
correctional facility that utilizes an electronic visitation system or
electronic messaging system, including Voice-over-Internet Protocol
technology and web-based communication systems,
for communication between prisoners and third parties is authorized to provide
for the establishment and collection of a fee for the system utilized. The fee shall not exceed the actual costs of
establishing and operating such a system and the proceeds may not be used for
any purpose other than to offset the costs of establishing and operating a
system However, no fee shall be
charged for communication between prisoners and third parties within any local
correctional facility or appurtenance thereto operated or
controlled by the sheriff or jail superintendent.
This section does not apply to telephonic communication systems or to electronic video and audio communication systems used in judicial proceedings.