§ 53.1-8 Department of Corrections
§ 53.1-9 Appointment of Director; term
§ 53.1-10 Powers and duties of Director
§ 53.1-11 Bond of Director
§ 53.1-12 Divisions of Department; division heads
§ 53.1-13 Bonds of agents and employees
§ 53.1-17 Defense of Department of Corrections employees
§ 53.1-17.1 Continuous quality improvement committee; report

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 1 > Article 3 - Department of Corrections and Director of Corrections

  • Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Correctional officer: means a duly sworn employee of the Department of Corrections whose normal duties relate to maintaining immediate control, supervision and custody of prisoners confined in any state correctional facility. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • 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 § 53. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255