53.1-93 - When sheriffs to summon or employ guards and other persons; allowances therefor; fees charged to prisoner. - Virginia Statutes

§ 53.1-93. When sheriffs to summon or employ guards and other persons;allowances therefor; fees charged to prisoner.

Whenever in the discretion of the court it is necessary for the safekeepingof a prisoner under charge of or sentence for a crime, whether the prisonerbe in jail, hospital, court or elsewhere, the court may order the sheriff tosummon a sufficient guard. Whenever ordered by the court to do so, thesheriff shall summon or employ temporarily such persons as may be needed topreserve proper order or otherwise to aid the court in its proper operationand functioning. For such guard or other service the court may allow so muchas it deems proper, not exceeding the hourly equivalent of the minimum annualsalary paid a full-time deputy sheriff who performs like services in the samecounty or city. In addition, mileage and other expenses for rendering theservices shall be paid for each such person. A prisoner may be chargedreasonable fees for providing him a security escort, supervision andtransportation to and from a funeral or graveside service.

(Code 1950, §§ 19-283, 19.1-308, 53-183.2; 1956, c. 687; 1960, c. 366; 1972,c. 145; 1973, c. 401; 1976, c. 286; 1981, c. 386; 1982, c. 636; 2002, c. 336.)