Code of Virginia - Title 53.1 Prisons And Other Methods Of Correction - Chapter 4 Probation And Parole

53.1-134 Creation of Parole Board; appointment of members
There shall be a Parole Board which shall consist of up to five members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General ...

53.1-135 Chairman; Vice-Chairman of Board
The Governor shall designate one of the members so appointed as Chairman of the Board. The Board may elect one of its members as Vice-Chairman; ...

53.1-136 Powers and duties of Board; notice of release of certain inmates
In addition to the other powers and duties imposed upon the Board by this article, the Board shall: 1. Adopt, subject to approval by the ...

53.1-137 Revocation hearings and subpoenas; penalty for disobeying subpoena or hindering hearing
The Board is authorized to hold and conduct revocation hearings; to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of records, memoranda, papers ...

53.1-138 Access to prisoners; reports of prison officials
It shall be the duty of all prison officials to grant to the members of the Board, or its properly accredited representatives, access at all ...

53.1-139 Powers and duties of Chairman
In addition to other powers and duties prescribed by law, the Chairman of the Board shall: 1. Preside at all meetings of the Board; cause ...

53.1-139.1 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1992, c. 144. ...

53.1-140 Powers and duties of Director of Department
The Director of the Department of Corrections shall: 1. Direct and supervise the work of all probation and parole officers employed and authorized as officers ...

53.1-141 Division into probation and parole districts
The Director of the Department shall divide the Commonwealth into as many separate probation and parole districts as he deems necessary to carry out the ...

53.1-142 Assignments of officers to districts
There shall be at least one probation and parole officer for each probation and parole district. The Director of the Department may assign officers authorized ...

53.1-143 How officers authorized
The Director shall employ officers to carry out the powers and duties prescribed in § 53.1-145 and elsewhere in this article. The Director shall submit ...

53.1-144 Term of officers
Each probation and parole officer shall be authorized initially for a term of one year. Subsequent authorizations shall be for indefinite periods. (Code 1950, § ...

53.1-145 Powers and duties of probation and parole officers
In addition to other powers and duties prescribed by this article, each probation and parole officer shall: 1. Investigate and report on any case pending ...

53.1-146 Use of officers as to persons convicted of local violations; payment of expenses
Upon request of the governing body of a county, city or town, the probation and parole officer shall perform the same duties and have the ...

53.1-147 Compensation; expenses
Each probation and parole officer shall receive as compensation for his services a salary to be fixed in accordance with the standards of classification of ...

53.1-148 Transfer of supervision from one probation officer to another
The court placing any person on probation may transfer such person from the supervision of one probation officer to that of another probation officer. Such ...

53.1-149 Arrest of probationer without warrant; written statement
Any probation officer appointed pursuant to this chapter may arrest a probationer without a warrant, or may deputize any other officer with power to arrest ...

53.1-150 Contributions by persons on parole, probation, and work release
A. Any person who has costs assessed against him pursuant to §§ 17.1-275.1, 17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.7, or § 17.1-275.8, or subsections B or C of § ...

53.1-150.1 Contribution by persons on parole
Any person who is granted parole and who is required to receive substance abuse treatment as a condition of parole shall contribute towards the cost ...

53.1-151 Eligibility for parole
A. Except as herein otherwise provided, every person convicted of a felony and sentenced and committed by a court under the laws of this Commonwealth ...

53.1-152 Eligibility of persons sentenced for combinations of felony and misdemeanor offenses
Every person who is convicted of a felony and also convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced and committed for the same under the laws of ...

53.1-153 Eligibility of persons sentenced to jails for more than twelve months
Persons convicted of felonies or misdemeanors who are sentenced to jails and not eligible for parole under § 53.1-152, shall be eligible for parole in ...

53.1-154 Times at which Virginia Parole Board to review cases
The Virginia Parole Board shall by regulation divide each calendar year into such equal parts as it may deem appropriate to the efficient administration of ...

53.1-154.1 Authority of Director to recommend parole review; release upon review
The Director is authorized, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Corrections, to determine those prisoners who may be suitable parole ...

53.1-155 Investigation prior to release
A. No person shall be released on parole by the Board until a thorough investigation has been made into the prisoner's history, physical and mental ...

53.1-155.1 Participation in residential community program prior to final release
The Department may give nonviolent prisoners who have not been convicted of a violent crime and who have been sentenced to serve a term of ...

53.1-156 Period of parole; not counted as part of term
The period of parole which shall be fixed by the Board may be greater than the unserved portion of the sentence actually imposed upon the ...

53.1-157 Parolees or felons serving a period of postrelease supervision to comply with terms; furnishing cop...
Each parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision while on parole or period of postrelease supervision shall comply with such terms and conditions ...

53.1-158 Release of prisoner subject to parole
The Director of the Department shall release into the custody of the Parole Board, any of its probation and parole officers or the Chairman, any ...

53.1-159 Mandatory release on parole
Every person who is sentenced and committed under the laws of the Commonwealth to the Department of Corrections or as provided for in §§ 19.2-308.1, ...

53.1-160 Notice to be given upon prisoner release, escape, etc
A. Prior to the release or discharge of any prisoner, the Department shall have notice of the release or discharge delivered by first class mail ...

53.1-160.1 Department to give notice of Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry requirements to certai...
A. Prior to the release or discharge of any prisoner for whom registration with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry is required pursuant ...

53.1-161 Arrest and return of parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision; warrant; releas...
The Chairman or any member of the Board may at any time upon information or a showing of a violation or a probable violation by ...

53.1-162 Arrest of parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision without warrant; written sta...
Any probation and parole officer may arrest a parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision without a warrant or may deputize any other ...

53.1-163 Parolee considered as escapee after issuance of warrant
Any parolee for whose arrest a warrant has been issued by the Board or by the Chairman shall after the issuance of the warrant be ...

53.1-164 Procedure for return of parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision
When any parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision is returned to any facility in accordance with the provisions of § 53.1-161, he ...

53.1-165 Revocation of parole or postrelease supervision; hearing; procedure for parolee or felon serving pe...
A. Whenever any parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision is arrested and recommitted as provided herein, a preliminary hearing to determine probable ...

53.1-165.1 Limitation on the application of parole statutes
The provisions of this article, except §§ 53.1-160 and 53.1-160.1, shall not apply to any sentence imposed or to any prisoner incarcerated upon a conviction ...

53.1-166 Governor to execute compact
The Governor is authorized and directed to execute a compact governing the out-of-state supervision of parolees on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia with any ...

53.1-167 Form of compact
The form of the compact shall be substantially as follows: A compact entered into by and among the contracting states, signatures hereto, with the consent ...

53.1-168 Procedure when reincarceration of out-of-state parolee or probationer should be considere...
When supervision of a parolee or probationer is being administered by this Commonwealth pursuant to Article 4 (§ 53.1-166 et seq.) of this chapter and ...

53.1-169 Who may hold hearings; procedures therefor
A. Any hearing held pursuant to this article may be before the person or persons designated by the compact administrator of this Commonwealth or his ...

53.1-170 Rights of parolee or probationer at hearing
With respect to any hearing held pursuant to this article, the parolee or probationer: 1. Shall have reasonable notice in writing of the nature and ...

53.1-171 Record of hearing
A record of the hearing held pursuant to this article shall be made and preserved. (Code 1950, § 53-290.4; 1975, c. 39; 1982, c. 636.) ...

53.1-172 Hearings for parolees, probationers or felons serving a period of postrelease supervision being sup...
In any case of alleged parole, postrelease period of supervision, or probation violation by a person being supervised in another state pursuant to the Interstate ...

53.1-173 Preliminary hearings for out-of-state parolees in Virginia
In any case in which any person released on parole from another state is present in Virginia, if such person is not present in Virginia ...

53.1-174 Preliminary hearings by other states
In any case in which any person placed on parole or postrelease period of supervision by Virginia is present in another state, if such person ...

53.1-175 Revocation of parole by Virginia
If probable cause be found that a parolee present in Virginia has violated one or more of the terms and conditions of parole, upon request ...

53.1-176 Revocation of parole by other states
If probable cause be found that a parolee from Virginia has violated one or more of the terms and conditions of his parole, upon request ...

53.1-176.1 Enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders
WHEREAS, the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937 and is the earliest corrections "compact" established among the states ...

53.1-176.2 Short title; Governor to execute; form of compact
This article may be cited as "The Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders." The Governor shall execute, on behalf of the Commonwealth, with ...

53.1-176.3 Virginia State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision
A. The Virginia (the Council) is created as a policy council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. The ...