§ 53.1-151 Eligibility for parole.
§ 53.1-152 Eligibility of persons sentenced for combinations of felony and misdemeanor offenses.
§ 53.1-153 Eligibility of persons sentenced to jails for more than twelve months.
§ 53.1-154 Times at which Virginia Parole Board to review cases.
§ 53.1-154.1 Authority of Director to recommend parole review; release upon review.
§ 53.1-155 Investigation prior to release; transition assistance.
§ 53.1-155.1 Participation in residential community program prior to final release.
§ 53.1-156 Period of parole; not counted as part of term.
§ 53.1-157 Parolees or felons serving a period of postrelease supervision to comply with terms; furnishing copies.
§ 53.1-158 Release of prisoner subject to parole.
§ 53.1-159 Mandatory release on parole.
§ 53.1-160 Notice to be given upon prisoner release, escape, etc.
§ 53.1-160.1 Department to give notice of Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry requirements to certain prisoners.
§ 53.1-161 Arrest and return of parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision; warrant; release pending adjudication of violation.
§ 53.1-162 Arrest of parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision without warrant; written statement.
§ 53.1-163 Parolee considered as escapee after issuance of warrant.
§ 53.1-164 Procedure for return of parolee or felon serving a period of postrelease supervision.
§ 53.1-165 Revocation of parole or postrelease supervision; hearing; procedure for parolee or felon serving period of postrelease supervision in another state; appointment of attorney.
§ 53.1-165.1 Limitation on the application of parole statutes.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 53.1 > Chapter 4 > Article 3 - Procedures Governing Parole.

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Corrections. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Local correctional facility: means any jail, jail farm or other place used for the detention or incarceration of adult offenders, excluding a lock-up, which is owned, maintained, or operated by any political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 53.1-1
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255