53.1-109.01 - Authority for regional jail officers to carry weapons.
§ 53.1-109.01. Authority for regional jail officers to carry weapons.
It shall be lawful for any regional jail officer who has been designated bythe superintendent, and who has completed the basic course in firearms forjailers and custodial officers pursuant to subdivision 7 of § 9.1-102, tocarry and use sufficient weapons to prevent escapes, suppress rebellion, anddefend or protect himself or others in the course of his assigned duties.
(1999, c. 131.)