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Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-322.6 — Powers and duties not delegable to contractor
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 13.2: Private Operation of Juvenile Detention Facilities, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-322.6
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
No contract for juvenile correctional facilities or programs shall authorize, allow, or imply a delegation of authority or responsibility to a juvenile correctional facilities or programs contractor for any of the following:
1. Developing and implementing procedures for calculating a detainee's release date;
2. Classifying detainees or placing detainees in less restrictive custody or more restrictive custody;
3. Transferring a detainee; however, the contractor may make written recommendations regarding the transfer of a detainee or detainees;
4. Formulating rules of detainee behavior, violations of which may subject detainees to sanctions; however, the contractor may propose such rules for review and adoption, rejection, or modification as otherwise provided by law or regulation; and
5. Disciplining detainees in any manner which requires a discretionary application of rules of detainee behavior or a discretionary imposition of a sanction for violations of such rules.
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