CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS AND DUTIES OF SHERIFF (§ 15.2-530)

The sheriff shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed
upon sheriffs by general law. He shall have the custody of, and be charged with
the duty of feeding and caring for, all prisoners confined in the county jail.
He shall perform such other duties the board imposes upon him.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-291; 1952, c. 413; 1958, c. 112; 1962, c. 623, §
15.1-608; 1972, c. 360; 1977, c. 584; 1984, c. 722; 1997, c. 587.