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2021 SESSION
20107456DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53.1-165.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 53.1-165.1. Limitation on the application of parole statutes.
A. The provisions of this article, except §§ 53.1-160
and 53.1-160.1, shall not apply to any sentence imposed or to any prisoner
incarcerated upon a conviction for a violent felony offense,
as defined by subsection C of § 17.1-805, committed on or after January 1,
1995. Any person sentenced to a term of incarceration for a violent
felony offense, as defined by subsection C of § 17.1-805,
committed on or after January 1, 1995, shall not be eligible for parole upon
that offense.
B. The provisions of this article shall apply to any sentence imposed or to any prisoner incarcerated upon a conviction for a felony offense, other than a violent felony as defined by subsection C of § 17.1-805, committed on or after January 1, 1995. Any person sentenced to a term of incarceration for a felony offense, other than a violent felony as defined by subsection C of § 17.1-805, committed on or after January 1, 1995, shall be eligible for parole upon that offense.
C. The Parole Board shall establish procedures for consideration of parole of persons entitled under subsection B consistent with the provisions of § 53.1-154 allowing for extension of time for reasonable cause.