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Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-140 (2026)

Powers and duties of Director of Department

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The Director of the Department of Corrections shall:

1. Direct and supervise the work of all probation and parole officers employed and authorized as officers of the court pursuant to the provisions of this article and the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.);

2. Carry or cause to be carried into effect all orders of the Board and all rules and regulations adopted by it pursuant to the provisions of this article;

3. Prepare and submit to the circuit courts of the Commonwealth lists of persons suitable and qualified, in his opinion, for authorization as probation and parole officers pursuant to the provisions of this article; and

4. Coordinate with the Parole Board the activities of the Department of Corrections that relate to parole.

Code 1950, § 53-241.1; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1979, c. 700; 1981, c. 276; 1982, c. 636; 2003, c. 944.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2022 · leading case: Roger Brian Clarke, II, s/k/a Roger Brian Clarke, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2017).
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Roger Brian Clarke, II, s/k/a Roger Brian Clarke, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “1-10(3) provides that the director of the Department of Corrections has the power and duty to “develop and implement such programs as may be necessary to carry out the provisions” of Title 53 of the Code, which governs prisons and other methods of correction.”
Ronteyvous V. Smith, a/k/a Ronteyvous Vindez Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “The Director must also “[d]irect and supervise the work of all probation and parole officers,” Code § 53.1-140(1), and “[c]arry or cause to be carried into effect all orders of the [State] Board [of Local and Regional Jails] and all rules and regulations adopted by it pursuant…”
— Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-140(1) — 2 cases
Roger Brian Clarke, II, s/k/a Roger Brian Clarke, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2017). “1-10(3) provides that the director of the Department of Corrections has the power and duty to “develop and implement such programs as may be necessary to carry out the provisions” of Title 53 of the Code, which governs prisons and other methods of correction.”
Ronteyvous V. Smith, a/k/a Ronteyvous Vindez Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2022). “The Director must also “[d]irect and supervise the work of all probation and parole officers,” Code § 53.1-140(1), and “[c]arry or cause to be carried into effect all orders of the [State] Board [of Local and Regional Jails] and all rules and regulations adopted by it pursuant…”
— Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-140(2) — 2 cases
Roger Brian Clarke, II, s/k/a Roger Brian Clarke, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2017). “1-10(3) provides that the director of the Department of Corrections has the power and duty to “develop and implement such programs as may be necessary to carry out the provisions” of Title 53 of the Code, which governs prisons and other methods of correction.”
Ronteyvous V. Smith, a/k/a Ronteyvous Vindez Smith v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2022). “The Director must also “[d]irect and supervise the work of all probation and parole officers,” Code § 53.1-140(1), and “[c]arry or cause to be carried into effect all orders of the [State] Board [of Local and Regional Jails] and all rules and regulations adopted by it pursuant…”
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