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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>367808</law_id><section_number>53.1-67.5</section_number><catch_line>Director to prescribe standards</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="117" identifier="53.1">Prisons and Other Methods of Correction</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="2">State Correctional Facilities</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="6" identifier="6">Statewide Community-Based Corrections System for State-Responsible Offenders</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Director</span> shall prescribe standards for the development, implementation, operation, and evaluation of programs, services and facilities authorized by this article. The <span class="dictionary">Director</span> shall also prescribe guidelines for the transfer of offenders from a state or <span class="dictionary">local correctional facility</span> who the <span class="dictionary">Director</span> has determined should be placed in programs or facilities authorized under this article.</p></section></text><history>1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 2020, c. 759.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
