A. The Board shall direct the sheriffs of all local jails and the jail superintendents of all regional jails to provide to it, no later than May 1 of any year in which the decennial census is taken, information regarding each person incarcerated in a local or regional jail on April 1 of that year. Such information shall include, for each person incarcerated, (i) his residential street address at the time of incarceration, or other legal residence, if known; (ii) his race, his ethnicity as identified by him, and whether he is 18 years of age or older; and (iii) the street address of the correctional facility in which he was incarcerated on April 1 of that year. Upon receipt of such information, the Board shall assign to each person a unique identifier, other than his name or offender identification number.
B. Pursuant to § 24.2-314, the Board shall provide to the Division of Legislative Services, not later than July 1 of any year in which the decennial census is taken and in a format specified by the Division of Legislative Services, the information specified in subsection A, including the Board-assigned unique identifier.
2020, cc. 1229, 1265.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 53.1 - Prisons and Other Methods of Correction
Chapter 1 - Administration Generally
§ 53.1-1.01. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 53.1-1.1. Telephone systems within correctional facilities
§ 53.1-1.2. Visitation policies
§ 53.1-2. Appointment of members; qualifications; terms and vacancies
§ 53.1-3. Persons ineligible for appointment
§ 53.1-4. Meetings; quorum; officers; main office
§ 53.1-5. Powers and duties of Board
§ 53.1-5.2. Compilation of certain data for redistricting purposes
§ 53.1-6. Board may administer oaths, conduct hearings, and issue subpoenas
§ 53.1-6.1. Executive director; staff; compensation
§ 53.1-8. Department of Corrections
§ 53.1-9. Appointment of Director; term
§ 53.1-10. Powers and duties 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