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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1979, chapter 415; in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74619,"section_number":"53.1-195","catch_line":"Credits earned prior to 1944","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-195\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71885,"section_number":"53.1-194","catch_line":"Good conduct credits for prisoners committing crimes, pardon violators and escapees convicted prior to October 1, 1942; effect of credit upon eligibility for parole","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-194\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239175,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87086,"identifier":"53.1-193","token":"53.1\/6\/2\/53.1-193","url":"\/53.1-193\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-193\/","token":"53.1\/6\/2\/53.1-193","dublin_core":{"Title":"Good conduct credits for persons convicted prior to October 1, 1942; effect of credit upon eligibility for parole","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-193","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every person convicted of a felony<\/span> before October 1, 1942, except those referenced in \u00a7 53.1-194<\/a>, shall, for every month that he is held in confinement after June 24, 1944, in any state correctional facility<\/span>, without violating any prison rule or regulation, be allowed a credit of thirty days upon the total term of confinement to which he has been sentenced, in addition to the time he actually serves. Any credit allowed under the provisions of this section shall also be considered as reducing the term of imprisonment to which the prisoner was or is sentenced for the purpose of determining his eligibility for parole<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOOD CONDUCT CREDITS FOR PERSONS CONVICTED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1, 1942; EFFECT OF\nCREDIT UPON ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE (\u00a7 53.1-193)\n\nEvery person convicted of a felony before October 1, 1942, except those\nreferenced in \u00a7 53.1-194, shall, for every month that he is held in confinement\nafter June 24, 1944, in any state correctional facility, without violating any\nprison rule or regulation, be allowed a credit of thirty days upon the total\nterm of confinement to which he has been sentenced, in addition to the time he\nactually serves. Any credit allowed under the provisions of this section shall\nalso be considered as reducing the term of imprisonment to which the prisoner\nwas or is sentenced for the purpose of determining his eligibility for parole.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-210; 1979, c. 415; 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}}