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The Department and Parole Board shall make continuous evaluation of his progress to determine his readiness for release. All such persons, in any event, shall be released after four years’ confinement. Any person committed under \u00a7 19.2-311 who was convicted of a misdemeanor and is determined to be unsuitable for the program established pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-63 shall be released after one year of confinement or the maximum confinement for the misdemeanor whichever is less.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304754,"text":"Any person committed under the provisions of \u00a7 19.2-311 shall be eligible for release at the discretion of the Parole Board upon certification by the Director of the Department of Corrections that the person has successfully completed the program established pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-63 and a determination that he has demonstrated that such release is compatible with the interests of society and of such person and his successful rehabilitation to that extent. The Department and Parole Board shall make continuous evaluation of his progress to determine his readiness for release. All such persons, in any event, shall be released after four years’ confinement. Any person committed under \u00a7 19.2-311 who was convicted of a misdemeanor and is determined to be unsuitable for the program established pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-63 shall be released after one year of confinement or the maximum confinement for the misdemeanor whichever is less.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15769,"edition_id":1,"name":"Indeterminate Commitment","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14012,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:59:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:59:17","permalink":{"id":169659,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15769,"identifier":"2","token":"19.2\/18\/2","url":"\/19.2\/18\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14012,"edition_id":1,"name":"Sentence; Judgment; Execution of Sentence","identifier":"18","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12801,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:36","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:36","permalink":{"id":169441,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14012,"identifier":"18","token":"19.2\/18","url":"\/19.2\/18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12801,"edition_id":1,"name":"Criminal Procedure","identifier":"19.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":168169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12801,"identifier":"19.2","token":"19.2","url":"\/19.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":61790,"structure_id":15769,"section_number":"19.2-311","catch_line":"Indeterminate commitment to Department of Corrections in certain cases; duration and character of commitment; concurrence by Department","url":"\/19.2-311\/","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-311","metadata":false},{"id":79561,"structure_id":15769,"section_number":"19.2-312","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/19.2-312\/","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-312","metadata":false},{"id":85020,"structure_id":15769,"section_number":"19.2-313","catch_line":"Eligibility for release","url":"\/19.2-313\/","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-313","metadata":false},{"id":85216,"structure_id":15769,"section_number":"19.2-314","catch_line":"Supervision of persons released","url":"\/19.2-314\/","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-314","metadata":false},{"id":60694,"structure_id":15769,"section_number":"19.2-315","catch_line":"Compliance with terms and conditions of parole; time on parole not counted as part of commitment period","url":"\/19.2-315\/","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-315","metadata":false},{"id":67161,"structure_id":15769,"section_number":"19.2-316","catch_line":"Evaluation and report prior to determining punishment","url":"\/19.2-316\/","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-316","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":79561,"structure_id":15769,"section_number":"19.2-312","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/19.2-312\/","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-312","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":85216,"structure_id":15769,"section_number":"19.2-314","catch_line":"Supervision of persons released","url":"\/19.2-314\/","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-314","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/19.2-313\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 579; in 1975, chapters 495 and 571; in 2000, chapters 668<\/a> and 690<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61790,"section_number":"19.2-311","catch_line":"Indeterminate commitment to Department of Corrections in certain cases; duration and character of commitment; concurrence by Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-311\/"},{"id":85216,"section_number":"19.2-314","catch_line":"Supervision of persons released","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-314\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61790,"section_number":"19.2-311","catch_line":"Indeterminate commitment to Department of Corrections in certain cases; duration and character of commitment; concurrence by Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-311\/"},{"id":67081,"section_number":"53.1-63","catch_line":"Department to establish facilities for persons committed under Article 2 (\u00a7 19.2-311 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-63\/"}],"permalink":{"id":169669,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85020,"identifier":"19.2-313","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-313","url":"\/19.2-313\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/19.2-313\/","token":"19.2\/18\/2\/19.2-313","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility for release","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 19.2-313","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person committed under the provisions of \u00a7 19.2-311<\/a> shall be eligible for release at the discretion of the Parole<\/span> Board upon certification by the Director of the Department of Corrections that the person has successfully completed the program established pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-63<\/a> and a determination that he has demonstrated that such release is compatible with the interests of society and of such person and his successful rehabilitation to that extent. The Department and Parole<\/span> Board shall make continuous evaluation of his progress to determine his readiness for release. All such persons, in any event, shall be released after four years’ confinement. Any person committed under \u00a7 19.2-311<\/a> who was convicted of a misdemeanor<\/span> and is determined to be unsuitable for the program established pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-63<\/a> shall be released after one year of confinement or the maximum confinement for the misdemeanor<\/span> whichever is less.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY FOR RELEASE (\u00a7 19.2-313)\n\nAny person committed under the provisions of \u00a7 19.2-311 shall be eligible for\nrelease at the discretion of the Parole Board upon certification by the Director\nof the Department of Corrections that the person has successfully completed the\nprogram established pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-63 and a determination that he has\ndemonstrated that such release is compatible with the interests of society and\nof such person and his successful rehabilitation to that extent. The Department\nand Parole Board shall make continuous evaluation of his progress to determine\nhis readiness for release. All such persons, in any event, shall be released\nafter four years’ confinement. Any person committed under \u00a7 19.2-311 who\nwas convicted of a misdemeanor and is determined to be unsuitable for the\nprogram established pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-63 shall be released after one year of\nconfinement or the maximum confinement for the misdemeanor whichever is less.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 19.1-295.3; 1966, c. 579; 1975, cc. 495, 571; 2000, cc.\n668, 690.","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}}