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2018 SESSION
18101604DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 18.2-10 and 19.2-295.2 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-10. Punishment for conviction of felony; penalty.
The authorized punishments for conviction of a felony are:
(a) For Class 1 felonies, death, if the person so convicted was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense and is not determined to be a person with intellectual disability pursuant to § 19.2-264.3:1.1, or imprisonment for life and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000. If the person was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense or is determined to be a person with intellectual disability pursuant to § 19.2-264.3:1.1, the punishment shall be imprisonment for life and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
(b) For Class 2 felonies, imprisonment for life or for any term not less than 20 years and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
(c) For Class 3 felonies, a term of imprisonment of not less than five years nor more than 20 years and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
(d) For Class 4 felonies, a term of imprisonment of not less than two years nor more than 10 years and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
(e) For Class 5 felonies, a term of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both.
(f) For Class 6 felonies, a term of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than five years, or in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both.
(g) Except as specifically authorized in subdivision (e) or (f), or in Class 1 felonies for which a sentence of death is imposed, the court shall impose either a sentence of imprisonment together with a fine, or imprisonment only. However, if the defendant is not a natural person, the court shall impose only a fine.
For any felony offense committed (i) on or after January 1, 1995, the court may, and (ii) on or after July 1, 2000, shall, except in cases in which the court orders a suspended term of confinement of at least six months, impose an additional term of incarceration of not less than six months nor more than three years, which shall be suspended conditioned upon successful completion of a period of post-release supervision pursuant to § 19.2-295.2 and compliance with such other terms as the sentencing court may require. However, such additional term may only be imposed when the sentence includes an active term of incarceration in a correctional facility.
For a felony offense prohibiting proximity to children as described in subsection A of § 18.2-370.2, the sentencing court is authorized to impose the punishment set forth in that section in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
§ 19.2-295.2. Postrelease supervision of felons sentenced for offenses committed on and after January 1, 1995, and on and after July 1, 2000.
A. At the time the court imposes sentence upon a conviction
for any felony offense committed (i) on or after January 1, 1995, the court
may, and (ii) on or after July 1, 2000, shall, in addition to any other
punishment imposed if such other punishment includes an active term of
incarceration in a state or local correctional facility, except in cases in
which the court orders a suspended term of confinement of at least six months,
impose a term of postrelease
supervision incarceration,
in addition to the active term, of not
less than six months nor more than three years, as the court may determine.
Such additional term shall be suspended and the defendant shall
be ordered to be placed under postrelease supervision upon
release from the active term of incarceration. The period of supervision shall
be established by the court; however, such period shall not be less than six
months nor more than three years. Periods of postrelease supervision imposed
pursuant to this section upon more than one felony conviction may be ordered to
run concurrently. Periods of postrelease supervision imposed pursuant to this
section may be ordered to run concurrently with any period of probation the
defendant may also be subject to serve.
B. The period of postrelease supervision shall be under the supervision and review of the Virginia Parole Board. The Board shall review each felon prior to release and establish conditions of postrelease supervision. Failure to successfully abide by such terms and conditions shall be grounds to terminate the period of postrelease supervision and recommit the defendant to the Department of Corrections or to the local correctional facility from which he was previously released. Procedures for any such termination and recommitment shall be conducted in the same manner as procedures for the revocation of parole.
C. Postrelease supervision programs shall be operated through the probation and parole districts established pursuant to § 53.1-141.
D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the court from exercising any authority otherwise granted by law.