53.1-118 - Courts to fine sheriffs for failure to perform duties. - Virginia Statutes

§ 53.1-118. Courts to fine sheriffs for failure to perform duties.

If it appears to the circuit court having jurisdiction that the sheriff orjail superintendent has in any respect failed to perform his duties withrespect to the operation of the jail, the court may, after summoning him toshow cause against it, summarily fine him not more than fifty dollars.

(Code 1950, § 53-161; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 1991, c. 383.)