Code of Virginia - Title 53.1 Prisons And Other Methods Of Correction - Section 53.1-229 Powers vested in Governor

§ 53.1-229. Powers vested in Governor

In accordance with the provisions of Article V, Section 12 of the Constitution of Virginia, the power to commute capital punishment and to grant pardons or reprieves is vested in the Governor.

(Code 1950, § 53-228; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636.)

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