Any person committed under the provisions of § 19.2-311 shall be eligible for release at the discretion of the Parole Board upon certification by the Director of the Department of Corrections that the person has successfully completed the program established pursuant to § 53.1-63 and a determination that he has demonstrated that such release is compatible with the interests of society and of such person and his successful rehabilitation to that extent. The Department and Parole Board shall make continuous evaluation of his progress to determine his readiness for release. All such persons, in any event, shall be released after four years' confinement. Any person committed under § 19.2-311 who was convicted of a misdemeanor and is determined to be unsuitable for the program established pursuant to § 53.1-63 shall be released after one year of confinement or the maximum confinement for the misdemeanor whichever is less.
Code 1950, § 19.1-295.3; 1966, c. 579; 1975, cc. 495, 571; 2000, cc. 668, 690.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 19.2 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 18 - Sentence; Judgment; Execution of Sentence
§ 19.2-295. Ascertainment of punishment
§ 19.2-295.1. Sentencing proceeding by the jury after conviction
§ 19.2-295.3. Admission of victim impact testimony
§ 19.2-296. Withdrawal of plea of guilty
§ 19.2-297.1. Sentence of person twice previously convicted of certain violent felonies
§ 19.2-298. Pronouncement of sentence
§ 19.2-298.01. Use of discretionary sentencing guidelines
§ 19.2-298.02. Deferred disposition in a criminal case
§ 19.2-299. Investigations and reports by probation officers in certain cases
§ 19.2-299.1. When Victim Impact Statement required; contents; uses
§ 19.2-302. Construction and administration of §§ 19.2-300 and 19.2-301
§ 19.2-303.01. Reduction of sentence; substantial assistance to prosecution
§ 19.2-303.1. Fixing period of suspension of sentence
§ 19.2-303.2. Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation
§ 19.2-303.4. Payment of costs when proceedings deferred and defendant placed on probation
§ 19.2-304. Increasing or decreasing probation period and modification of conditions
§ 19.2-305.1. Restitution for property damage or loss; community service
§ 19.2-305.2. Amount of restitution; enforcement
§ 19.2-305.4. When interest to be paid on award of restitution
§ 19.2-306. Revocation of suspension of sentence and probation
§ 19.2-306.1. Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; exceptions
§ 19.2-307. Contents of judgment order
§ 19.2-308. When two or more sentences run concurrently
§ 19.2-308.1. When sentence may run concurrently with sentence in another jurisdiction
§ 19.2-310. Transfer of prisoners to custody of Director of Department of Corrections
§ 19.2-310.01. Transmission of sentencing documents
§ 19.2-310.2:1. Saliva or tissue sample required for DNA analysis after arrest for a violent felony
§ 19.2-310.3. Procedures for withdrawal of blood, saliva or tissue sample for DNA analysis
§ 19.2-310.3:1. Procedures for taking saliva or tissue sample for DNA analysis
§ 19.2-310.4. Procedures for conducting DNA analysis of blood, saliva or tissue sample
§ 19.2-310.6. Unauthorized uses of DNA data bank; forensic samples; penalties
§ 19.2-313. Eligibility for release
§ 19.2-314. Supervision of persons released
§ 19.2-316. Evaluation and report prior to determining punishment