CODE OF VIRGINIA

SHERIFFS TO MAKE DAILY REPORTS TO COMPENSATION BOARD; FAILURE TO SEND REPORT (§
53.1-121)

The sheriff shall report each day to the Compensation Board, giving the record
of each prisoner received during the preceding day in an electronic format
approved by the Compensation Board, stating whether the offense is for violation
of state law or of city or town ordinance.If any sheriff fails to send such
report, the Compensation Board shall notify the sheriff of such failure. If the
sheriff fails to make the report within ten days, then the Compensation Board
shall cause the report to be prepared from the books of the sheriff and shall
certify the cost thereof to the Comptroller. The Comptroller shall issue his
warrant on the Treasurer for that amount, deducting the same from any funds that
may be due the sheriff by the Commonwealth.The computer-generated report shall
be authenticated by both the chief jailer and the sheriff who shall certify the
accuracy of the report. Either authenticator found guilty of willfully
falsifying the information contained in such report shall be guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-169; 1972, c. 573; 1982, c. 636; 1983, c. 358; 1996,
c. 288; 1998, cc. 204, 350; 2006, cc. 857, 914.