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If such offender is participating in a work release program under the supervision of the administrator of a regional jail and the furlough would extend the limits of confinement of the offender to a locality not served by that regional jail, then notice of the furlough shall be provided to the sheriff of such locality. Such furlough shall be for a period to be prescribed by the director, not to exceed three days. The time during which an offender is on furlough shall not be counted as time served against any sentence, and during any furlough, no earned sentence credit as defined in \u00a7 53.1-116, good conduct allowance or credits, or any other reduction of sentence shall accrue.\n\t\tAny offender who, without proper authority or without just cause, fails to remain within the limits of confinement set by the director hereunder, or fails to return within the time prescribed to the place designated by the director in granting such authority, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 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Such furlough shall be for a period to be prescribed by the director, not to exceed three days. The time during which an offender is on furlough shall not be counted as time served against any sentence, and during any furlough, no earned sentence credit as defined in \u00a7 53.1-116, good conduct allowance or credits, or any other reduction of sentence shall accrue.\n\t\tAny offender who, without proper authority or without just cause, fails to remain within the limits of confinement set by the director hereunder, or fails to return within the time prescribed to the place designated by the director in granting such authority, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1980, chapter 566; in 1982, chapter 636; in 2000, chapter 423<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 846<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 4<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66213,"section_number":"53.1-116","catch_line":"What records and policy jailer shall keep; how time deducted or added for felons and misdemeanants; payment of fine and costs by person committed to jail until he pays","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-116\/"},{"id":73492,"section_number":"53.1-131","catch_line":"Provision for release of prisoner from confinement for employment, educational or other rehabilitative programs; escape; penalty; disposition of earnings","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-131\/"}],"permalink":{"id":238797,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61325,"identifier":"53.1-132","token":"53.1\/3\/7\/53.1-132","url":"\/53.1-132\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-132\/","token":"53.1\/3\/7\/53.1-132","dublin_core":{"Title":"Furloughs from local work release programs; penalty for violations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-132","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The director<\/span> of any work release program authorized by \u00a7 53.1-131<\/a> may, subject to rules and regulations prescribed by the Board<\/span>, extend the limits of confinement of any offender participating in a work release program that is subject to the director<\/span>’s authority to permit the offender a furlough for the purpose of visiting his home or family. If such offender is participating in a work release program under the supervision of the administrator of a regional jail and the furlough would extend the limits of confinement of the offender to a locality not served by that regional jail, then notice of the furlough shall be provided to the sheriff of such locality. Such furlough shall be for a period to be prescribed by the director<\/span>, not to exceed three days. The time during which an offender is on furlough shall not be counted as time served against any sentence, and during any furlough, no earned sentence credit as defined in \u00a7 53.1-116<\/a>, good conduct allowance or credits, or any other reduction of sentence shall accrue.\n\t\tAny offender who, without proper authority or without just cause, fails to remain within the limits of confinement set by the director<\/span> hereunder, or fails to return within the time prescribed to the place designated by the director<\/span> in granting such authority, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. An offender who is found guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> in accordance with this section shall be ineligible for further participation in a work release program during his current term of confinement.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFURLOUGHS FROM LOCAL WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS; PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS (\u00a7 53.1-132)\n\nThe director of any work release program authorized by \u00a7 53.1-131 may, subject\nto rules and regulations prescribed by the Board, extend the limits of\nconfinement of any offender participating in a work release program that is\nsubject to the director’s authority to permit the offender a furlough for\nthe purpose of visiting his home or family. If such offender is participating in\na work release program under the supervision of the administrator of a regional\njail and the furlough would extend the limits of confinement of the offender to\na locality not served by that regional jail, then notice of the furlough shall\nbe provided to the sheriff of such locality. Such furlough shall be for a period\nto be prescribed by the director, not to exceed three days. The time during\nwhich an offender is on furlough shall not be counted as time served against any\nsentence, and during any furlough, no earned sentence credit as defined in \u00a7\n53.1-116, good conduct allowance or credits, or any other reduction of sentence\nshall accrue.\n\t\tAny offender who, without proper authority or without just cause, fails to\nremain within the limits of confinement set by the director hereunder, or fails\nto return within the time prescribed to the place designated by the director in\ngranting such authority, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. An offender\nwho is found guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor in accordance with this section\nshall be ineligible for further participation in a work release program during\nhis current term of confinement.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-166.2; 1980, c. 566; 1982, c. 636; 2000, c. 423; 2003,\nc. 846; 2020, c. 4.","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}}