Virginia Code 53.1-26: Confiscation of prohibited articles.
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Any item of personal property which a prisoner in any state correctional facility is prohibited from possessing by the Code of Virginia or by the rules of the Director shall, when found in the possession of a prisoner, be confiscated and sold or destroyed as the Director may direct. Any funds from the sale of such property shall be invested and used as provided in § 53.1-44.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 53.1-26
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- State correctional facility: means any correctional center or correctional field unit used for the incarceration of adult offenders established and operated by the Department of Corrections, or operated under contract pursuant to § Virginia Code 53.1-1
Code 1950, § 53-23.1; 1968, c. 222; 1982, c. 636.