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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 1974, chapter 69; in 1980, chapter 485; in 1981, chapter 392; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1984, chapter 734; in 2020, chapter 759<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72423,"section_number":"53.1-191","catch_line":"Credits allowed in cases of injuries to or extraordinary services performed by prisoners; nonforfeiture of credits hereunder","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-191\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72423,"section_number":"53.1-191","catch_line":"Credits allowed in cases of injuries to or extraordinary services performed by prisoners; nonforfeiture of credits hereunder","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-191\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239157,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80912,"identifier":"53.1-189","token":"53.1\/6\/1\/53.1-189","url":"\/53.1-189\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-189\/","token":"53.1\/6\/1\/53.1-189","dublin_core":{"Title":"Forfeiture and restoration of good conduct allowance and earned sentence credits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-189","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except for credits allowed under § 53.1-191<\/a>, all or any part of a person’s accrued good conduct allowance and earned sentence credits earned after admission to a state correctional facility<\/span> on any sentence or combination of sentences being served may be forfeited in accordance with rules and regulations of the Director<\/span> for violation of any written prison rules or regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a prisoner is convicted of escape or attempted escape from any correctional facility, such person shall, upon being returned to custody<\/span>, forfeit all accrued good conduct allowance and all earned sentence credits on any sentence or combination of sentences being served, except for credits allowed under § 53.1-191<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No good conduct allowance or earned sentence credit which has been forfeited shall be restored except by the Director<\/span>, whose authority shall not be delegated. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORFEITURE AND RESTORATION OF GOOD CONDUCT ALLOWANCE AND EARNED SENTENCE CREDITS\n(\u00a7 53.1-189)\n\nA. Except for credits allowed under § 53.1-191, all or any part of a\nperson’s accrued good conduct allowance and earned sentence credits earned\nafter admission to a state correctional facility on any sentence or combination\nof sentences being served may be forfeited in accordance with rules and\nregulations of the Director for violation of any written prison rules or\nregulations.\n\nB. If a prisoner is convicted of escape or attempted escape from any\ncorrectional facility, such person shall, upon being returned to custody,\nforfeit all accrued good conduct allowance and all earned sentence credits on\nany sentence or combination of sentences being served, except for credits\nallowed under § 53.1-191.\n\nC. No good conduct allowance or earned sentence credit which has been forfeited\nshall be restored except by the Director, whose authority shall not be\ndelegated.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-214; 1974, c. 69; 1980, c. 485; 1981, c. 392; 1982, c.\n636; 1984, c. 734; 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 2020, c. 759.","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}}