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Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-74

When court may adopt jail of another county or city

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When a county or city is without an adequate jail, or its jail is to be removed, rebuilt or repaired, the circuit court thereof shall adopt as its jail the jail of another county or city until it can obtain an adequate jail. All persons committed or ordered committed to the jail of the first mentioned county or city, at or after such adoption and before an adequate jail be so obtained, shall be conveyed to the jail so adopted.

Code 1950, § 53-139; 1982, c. 636.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2004 · leading case: Brown v. Mitchell
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Brown v. Mitchell (2004) vaed · cites it 6× “And, although the authority for arranging for the use of other facilities lies in the local circuit courts, see Va.Code Ann. § 53.1-74, Chapter 3 requires the sheriff to know, and keep records reflecting, the population of the local jail.”
Brown v. Mitchell (2004) vaed · cites it 6× “For instance, Mitchell is presumed to know that, under Va.Code Ann. § 53.1-74: “When a ... city is without an adequate jail .”
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