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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
Agency 15. State Board of Local and Regional Jails
Chapter 20. Regulations Governing Certification and Inspection
11/21/2024

6VAC15-20-80. Variance requests.

A variance may be requested by a facility or program administrator when unable to comply with a standard.

1. Variance requests shall be submitted along with the plan of action for any deficiencies cited during the audit. Variance requests shall include:

a. The standard that cannot be met;

b. Justification for variance; and

c. The time frame for the variance.

2. Local correctional facilities and community adult residential programs shall submit the variance request directly to the board.

Statutory Authority

§ 53.1-5 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR230-01-003:1 § 2.6, eff. May 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 1997; Volume 23, Issue 22, eff. August 9, 2007; Volume 28, Issue 6, eff. December 21, 2011.

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