§ 53.1-230. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344 and 345, cl. 2, effective July 1, 2021.
§ 53.1-231. Investigation of cases for executive clemency by Parole Board
The Virginia Parole Board shall, at the request of the Governor, investigate and report to the Governor on cases in which executive clemency is sought. In any other case in which it believes action on the part of the Governor is proper or in the best interest of the Commonwealth, the Board may investigate and […]
§ 53.1-231.1. Process for notification regarding restoration of civil rights
The Director of the Department of Corrections shall provide that any person convicted of a felony is notified of the loss of his civil rights and of the processes to apply for restoration of civil rights and of voting rights. The notice shall be given at the time the person has completed service of his […]
§ 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 grant pardons or reprieves is vested in the Governor. Code 1950, § 53-228; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.
§ 53.1-227. When and how real estate of prisoner sold or encumbered
The real estate of a prisoner may be leased or sold, when necessary for the payment of his debts, in accordance with Article 8 (§ 8.01-67 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 8.01. Any such real estate or the real estate in which such prisoner is interested with others, infants or adults, may be […]
§ 53.1-228. Disposal of unclaimed personal property of prisoner
If any prisoner in a state, local or community correctional facility, upon being transferred to another facility, leaves personal property valued at less than $100 in the custody of such facility for 30 days after his transfer without making a claim therefor, or if any prisoner, upon being released or having escaped, leaves such property […]
§ 53.1-228.1. Inmate payment for damaged property
The Director, and each jail superintendent or sheriff who operates a correctional facility, are authorized to establish administrative procedures for recovering, from an inmate, the cost of replacing or repairing any facility-owned or facility-issued property which is proven to have been intentionally damaged or destroyed by the inmate. Such administrative procedures shall ensure that the […]
§ 53.1-226. When estate committed to sheriff
If any person appointed committee refuse the trust or fail to give bond as required, the court, on motion of an interested party, shall commit the estate to the sheriff of the county or city who shall be the committee. The sheriff and the sureties on his official bond shall be bound for the faithful […]
§ 53.1-224. Maintenance of prisoner’s family; spouse’s portion
The committee shall allow, subject to the claims of creditors, a sufficient maintenance out of the prisoner’s estate for the prisoner’s spouse and family, if any. The spouse shall be entitled, so long as the prisoner is confined, to the profits of such portion of the prisoner’s estate as the spouse would have if the […]
§ 53.1-225. Accounting and motion for discharge when prisoner released; delivery of estate to prisoner
Within ten days from the date of a prisoner’s release from confinement, his committee shall file with the circuit court a statement of accounts of all real or personal property or both which the committee received, disbursed or was chargeable with on behalf of the prisoner. Such accounting shall be accompanied by a motion requesting […]