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So much of the credit allowed to misdemeanants by this section as applies to time served prior to June 24, 1944, shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any credit they may have earned under the law as it existed prior to such date.\n\t\tAny 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.\n\t\tSo much of an order of any court contrary to the provisions of this section shall be deemed null and void.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":248807,"text":"Every person convicted of a felony on or after October 1, 1942 and every person convicted of a misdemeanor and confined in any state correctional facility shall, for every twenty days of confinement after sentence, either in a local correctional facility awaiting transfer to the Department or in any state correctional facility serving the sentence imposed upon him, without violation of any written jail or prison rule or regulation, be allowed a credit of ten days upon his total term of confinement to which he has been sentenced, in addition to the time he actually serves. 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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 1970, chapter 648; in 1972, chapter 487; in 1973, chapter 208; in 1974, chapter 533; in 1977, chapter 182; in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72348,"section_number":"53.1-67","catch_line":"Admission to facility; good conduct allowance restricted","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-67\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":239187,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68730,"identifier":"53.1-196","token":"53.1\/6\/2\/53.1-196","url":"\/53.1-196\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-196\/","token":"53.1\/6\/2\/53.1-196","dublin_core":{"Title":"Good conduct credits of persons convicted after October 1, 1942; effect of credit upon eligibility for parole","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-196","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every person convicted of a felony<\/span> on or after October 1, 1942 and every person convicted of a misdemeanor<\/span> and confined in any state correctional facility<\/span> shall, for every twenty days of confinement after sentence, either in a local correctional facility<\/span> awaiting transfer to the Department<\/span> or in any state correctional facility<\/span> serving the sentence imposed upon him, without violation of any written jail or prison rule or regulation, be allowed a credit of ten days upon his total term of confinement to which he has been sentenced, in addition to the time he actually serves. So much of the credit allowed to misdemeanants<\/span> by this section as applies to time served prior to June 24, 1944, shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any credit they may have earned under the law<\/span> as it existed prior to such date.\n\t\tAny 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>.\n\t\tSo much of an order<\/span> of any court<\/span> contrary to the provisions of this section shall be deemed null and void.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOOD CONDUCT CREDITS OF PERSONS CONVICTED AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1942; EFFECT OF\nCREDIT UPON ELIGIBILITY FOR PAROLE (\u00a7 53.1-196)\n\nEvery person convicted of a felony on or after October 1, 1942 and every person\nconvicted of a misdemeanor and confined in any state correctional facility\nshall, for every twenty days of confinement after sentence, either in a local\ncorrectional facility awaiting transfer to the Department or in any state\ncorrectional facility serving the sentence imposed upon him, without violation\nof any written jail or prison rule or regulation, be allowed a credit of ten\ndays upon his total term of confinement to which he has been sentenced, in\naddition to the time he actually serves. So much of the credit allowed to\nmisdemeanants by this section as applies to time served prior to June 24, 1944,\nshall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any credit they may have earned\nunder the law as it existed prior to such date.\n\t\tAny credit allowed under the provisions of this section shall also be\nconsidered as reducing the term of imprisonment to which the prisoner was or is\nsentenced for the purpose of determining his eligibility for parole.\n\t\tSo much of an order of any court contrary to the provisions of this section\nshall be deemed null and void.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-213; 1970, c. 648; 1972, c. 487; 1973, c. 208; 1974,\nc. 533; 1977, c. 182; 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}}