§ 53.1-222. Powers and liabilities of committee; prosecution and defense of suits to which prisoner is party
A committee appointed pursuant to § 53.1-221 may sue and be sued in respect to all claims or demands of every nature in favor of or against such prisoner and against any of the prisoner’s estate. All actions or suits to which the prisoner is a party at the time of his conviction shall be […]
§ 53.1-223. Restriction on suits against prisoners
No action or suit on any claim or demand, except suits for divorce, actions to establish a parent and child relationship between a child and a prisoner and actions to establish a prisoner’s child support obligation, shall be maintained against a prisoner after judgment of conviction and while he is incarcerated, except through his committee, […]
§ 53.1-220.1. Transfer of prisoners convicted of designated illegal acts
With the consent of the appropriate state authorities, the Immigration and Naturalization Service may, following notification under § 19.2-294.2, take physical custody of and responsibility for any alien convicted of any (i) felony offense involving murder, rape, robbery, burglary, larceny, extortion, or abduction, or (ii) illegal drug violation designated as a felony under Article 1 […]
§ 53.1-220.2. Transfer of certain incarcerated persons to Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Director, sheriff, or other official in charge of the facility in which an alien is incarcerated may, upon receipt of a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, transfer custody of the alien to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement no more than five days prior to the date that he would otherwise be released […]
§ 53.1-221. Appointment of committee; bond
A. When a person is convicted of a felony and sentenced to confinement in a state correctional facility, his estate, both real and personal, may, on motion of any party interested, be committed by the circuit court of the county or city in which his estate, or some part thereof is, to a person selected […]
§ 53.1-219. Duty of clerk to furnish copy of complaint, indictment, judgment and sentence
Upon the official request of the United States immigration officer in charge of the territory or district in which is located any court committing any alien to any correctional facility for the commission of a felony, it shall be the duty of the clerk of such court to furnish without charge a certified copy, in […]
§ 53.1-220. Transfer of prisoners pursuant to treaty
When a treaty between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer to such foreign country, with the consent of the appropriate state authorities, of convicted offenders in state correctional systems who are citizens or nationals of such foreign country, the Governor is authorized, subject to the terms of such treaty, to […]
§ 53.1-217. Authority of Director
The Director is authorized and directed to do all things necessary and incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular. He may in his discretion delegate this authority to some other appropriate official. Code 1950, § 53-304.10; 1977, c. 339; 1982, c. 636.
§ 53.1-218. Duty of officer in charge to inquire as to citizenship; notice to federal immigration officer of commitment of alien
Whenever any person is committed to a correctional facility for the commission of a felony, the director, sheriff or other officer in charge of such facility shall inquire as to whether the person (i) was born in a country other than the United States and (ii) is a citizen of a country other than the […]
§ 53.1-215. Designation of central administrator and information agent
The Attorney General is hereby authorized and empowered to designate the officers who shall serve as central administrator of and information agent for the Agreement on Detainers pursuant to the provisions of Article VII of the agreement. Code 1950, § 53-304.7; 1970, c. 407; 1982, c. 636.