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The court shall order that the defendant be subject to electronic monitoring by means of a GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking device, or other similar device during this period of postrelease supervision. Failure to successfully abide by the terms and conditions of the postrelease supervision program shall be grounds to terminate the period of postrelease supervision and recommit the defendant to the Department of Corrections or to a local correctional facility. Procedures for any such termination shall be conducted after a hearing in the court which originally sentenced the defendant, conducted in a manner consistent with a revocation hearing under § 19.2-306, mutatis mutandis.C\n\nNothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the court from exercising any authority otherwise granted by law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310403,"text":"For offenses committed on or after July 1, 2006:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":310404,"text":"At the time the court imposes a sentence upon a conviction for a first violation of subsection A of § 18.2-472.1 the court shall impose an added term of postrelease incarceration of six months.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":310405,"text":"For a second or subsequent violation of subsection A of § 18.2-472.1 when both violations occurred after July 1, 2006, or a first violation of subsection B of § 18.2-472.1, the court shall impose an added term of postrelease incarceration of two years.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":310406,"text":"For a second or subsequent violation of subsection B of § 18.2-472.1 when both violations occurred after July 1, 2006, the court shall impose an added term of postrelease incarceration of five years.\n\t\t\t\tAny terms of postrelease incarceration imposed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other punishment imposed, including any periods of active incarceration or suspended periods of incarceration, if any.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":310407,"text":"The court shall order that any term of postrelease incarceration imposed pursuant to this section be suspended, and the defendant be placed on active supervision under a postrelease supervision program operated by the Department of Corrections. The court shall order that the defendant be subject to electronic monitoring by means of a GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking device, or other similar device during this period of postrelease supervision. Failure to successfully abide by the terms and conditions of the postrelease supervision program shall be grounds to terminate the period of postrelease supervision and recommit the defendant to the Department of Corrections or to a local correctional facility. 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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 857<\/a> and 914<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapters 1115<\/a> and 1116<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57746,"section_number":"18.2-472.1","catch_line":"Providing false information or failing to provide registration information; penalty; prima facie evidence","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-472.1\/"},{"id":66441,"section_number":"19.2-306","catch_line":"Revocation of suspension of sentence and probation","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-306\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169457,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86676,"identifier":"19.2-295.2:1","token":"19.2\/18\/1\/19.2-295.2_1","url":"\/19.2-295.2_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-295.2_1\/","token":"19.2\/18\/1\/19.2-295.2_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Postrelease incarceration of felons sentenced for certain offenses committed on or after July 1, 2006","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-295.2:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For offenses<\/span> committed on or after July 1, 2006: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> At the time the court<\/span> imposes a sentence upon a conviction<\/span> for a first violation of subsection A of § 18.2-472.1<\/a> the court<\/span> shall impose an added term of postrelease incarceration of six months. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For a second or subsequent violation of subsection A of § 18.2-472.1<\/a> when both violations occurred after July 1, 2006, or a first violation of subsection B of § 18.2-472.1<\/a>, the court<\/span> shall impose an added term of postrelease incarceration of two years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> For a second or subsequent violation of subsection B of § 18.2-472.1<\/a> when both violations occurred after July 1, 2006, the court<\/span> shall impose an added term of postrelease incarceration of five years.\n\t\t\t\tAny terms of postrelease incarceration imposed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any other punishment imposed, including any periods of active incarceration or suspended periods of incarceration, if any. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The court<\/span> shall order<\/span> that any term of postrelease incarceration imposed pursuant to this section be suspended, and the defendant<\/span> be placed on active supervision under a postrelease supervision program operated by the Department of Corrections. The court<\/span> shall order<\/span> that the defendant<\/span> be subject to electronic monitoring by means of a GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking device, or other similar device during this period of postrelease supervision. Failure to successfully abide by the terms and conditions of the postrelease supervision program shall be grounds to terminate the period of postrelease supervision and recommit the defendant<\/span> to the Department of Corrections or to a local correctional facility. Procedures for any such termination shall be conducted after a hearing<\/span> in the court<\/span> which originally sentenced the defendant<\/span>, conducted in a manner consistent with a revocation<\/span> hearing<\/span> under § 19.2-306<\/a>, mutatis mutandis<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the court<\/span> from exercising any authority otherwise granted by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSTRELEASE INCARCERATION OF FELONS SENTENCED FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED ON\nOR AFTER JULY 1, 2006 (\u00a7 19.2-295.2:1)\n\nA. For offenses committed on or after July 1, 2006:\n\n 1. At the time the court imposes a sentence upon a conviction for a first\n violation of subsection A of § 18.2-472.1 the court shall impose an added\n term of postrelease incarceration of six months.\n\n 2. For a second or subsequent violation of subsection A of § 18.2-472.1\n when both violations occurred after July 1, 2006, or a first violation of\n subsection B of § 18.2-472.1, the court shall impose an added term of\n postrelease incarceration of two years.\n\n 3. For a second or subsequent violation of subsection B of § 18.2-472.1\n when both violations occurred after July 1, 2006, the court shall impose an\n added term of postrelease incarceration of five years.\n \t\t\t\tAny terms of postrelease incarceration imposed pursuant to this section\n shall be in addition to any other punishment imposed, including any periods of\n active incarceration or suspended periods of incarceration, if any.\n\nB. The court shall order that any term of postrelease incarceration imposed\npursuant to this section be suspended, and the defendant be placed on active\nsupervision under a postrelease supervision program operated by the Department\nof Corrections. The court shall order that the defendant be subject to\nelectronic monitoring by means of a GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking\ndevice, or other similar device during this period of postrelease supervision.\nFailure to successfully abide by the terms and conditions of the postrelease\nsupervision program shall be grounds to terminate the period of postrelease\nsupervision and recommit the defendant to the Department of Corrections or to a\nlocal correctional facility. Procedures for any such termination shall be\nconducted after a hearing in the court which originally sentenced the defendant,\nconducted in a manner consistent with a revocation hearing under §\n19.2-306, mutatis mutandis.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the court from\nexercising any authority otherwise granted by law.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2020, cc. 1115, 1116.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}