53.1-133.4 - Participant compensation. - Virginia Statutes

§ 53.1-133.4. Participant compensation.

A. The sheriff or jail superintendent shall establish an amount to be allowedeach jail industry program participant for each day of labor satisfactory tothe sheriff or jail superintendent. The allowance shall be paid to thesheriff or jail superintendent or his designee. Distribution of aparticipant's allowance shall be in the same manner as provided fordistribution of wages earned in a work release program pursuant to §53.1-131. In addition, participants working in the jail industry program mayhave payroll deductions withheld and may be required by the sheriff, jailsuperintendent or his designee to contribute to victim restitution funds andto operating costs associated with the jail industry program. The totaldeductions must not total more than eighty percent of the participant's grosswages. The amount so deducted shall be deposited in the jail industriesrevenue fund and the sheriff, jail superintendent or his designee shall makethe appropriate distributions of the money withheld. Any balance remaining atthe conclusion of the participant's confinement shall be paid to theparticipant upon his release.

B. In addition, the sheriff or jail superintendent may establish a system ofpay incentives for jail industry program participants. The system may providefor the payment of a bonus to any participant who is assigned to employmentin any position of responsibility or who performs his job in an exemplarymanner.

(1992, c. 859; 1995, c. 756.)