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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1954, chapter 141; in 1956, chapter 342; in 1958, chapter 468; in 1962, chapter 327; in 1976, chapter 145; in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83800,"section_number":"18.2-10","catch_line":"Punishment for conviction of felony; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-10\/"},{"id":56020,"section_number":"19.2-297.1","catch_line":"Sentence of person twice previously convicted of certain violent felonies","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-297.1\/"},{"id":61447,"section_number":"53.1-32.1","catch_line":"Classification system; program assignments; mandatory participation","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-32.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":239145,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61861,"identifier":"53.1-186","token":"53.1\/6\/1\/53.1-186","url":"\/53.1-186\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-186\/","token":"53.1\/6\/1\/53.1-186","dublin_core":{"Title":"Term commences from date of final judgment; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-186","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The term of confinement in a local or state correctional facility<\/span> for the commission of a crime<\/span> shall commence and be computed from the date of the final judgment<\/span>, which, in case of an appeal<\/span>, shall be that of the refusal of a writ<\/span> of error or the affirmance of the judgment<\/span>. When it is ordered that two or more terms of confinement run concurrently, then such terms of confinement shall commence and be computed from the time the first of such terms of confinement commenced.\n\t\tFor the purpose of determining allowances for good conduct, the term of confinement of a person convicted of a felony<\/span> and sentenced to the Department<\/span> whose sentence is partially suspended shall be that portion of the sentence which was not suspended.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTERM COMMENCES FROM DATE OF FINAL JUDGMENT; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 53.1-186)\n\nThe term of confinement in a local or state correctional facility for the\ncommission of a crime shall commence and be computed from the date of the final\njudgment, which, in case of an appeal, shall be that of the refusal of a writ of\nerror or the affirmance of the judgment. When it is ordered that two or more\nterms of confinement run concurrently, then such terms of confinement shall\ncommence and be computed from the time the first of such terms of confinement\ncommenced.\n\t\tFor the purpose of determining allowances for good conduct, the term of\nconfinement of a person convicted of a felony and sentenced to the Department\nwhose sentence is partially suspended shall be that portion of the sentence\nwhich was not suspended.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 53-207, 53-272; 1954, c. 141; 1956, c. 342; 1958, c.\n468; 1962, c. 327; 1976, c. 145; 1982, c. 636.","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}}