53.1-143 - How officers authorized.
§ 53.1-143. How officers authorized.
The Director shall employ officers to carry out the powers and dutiesprescribed in § 53.1-145 and elsewhere in this article. The Director shallsubmit the names of eligible officers to the judge or judges of the judicialcircuit where the officer is initially assigned to be authorized to act as anofficer of the court.
The judge or judges of the judicial circuit to which an officer is assignedshall authorize the officer to serve as an officer of the court to carry outthe power and duties prescribed in § 53.1-145 and elsewhere in this article.When the area of a probation and parole district lies in two or more judicialcircuits, the probation and parole officers shall be authorized by jointaction of the judges of the several circuits. If there are more than two suchjudges, a majority vote shall control the authorization.
Whenever the authorization is to be made by two judges and they fail to agreewithin 60 days of the Director's assignment of such officer, the Directorshall authorize the officer to serve the judicial circuits of theCommonwealth.
The authorization of an officer by the judicial circuit to which the officeris initially assigned shall be valid in all judicial circuits in theCommonwealth regardless of subsequent assignments.
(Code 1950, § 53-244; 1970, c. 648; 1973, c. 253; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1979, c.700; 1982, c. 636; 1984, c. 514; 2003, c. 944.)