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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1952, chapter 293; in 1982, chapter 636; in 2007, chapter 508<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79037,"section_number":"53.1-222","catch_line":"Powers and liabilities of committee; prosecution and defense of suits to which prisoner is party","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-222\/"},{"id":66863,"section_number":"6.2-894","catch_line":"Deposits in and withdrawals from accounts of convicts","order_by":null,"url":"\/6.2-894\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72768,"section_number":"64.2-1200","catch_line":"Commissioners of accounts","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":237759,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55371,"identifier":"53.1-221","token":"53.1\/11\/53.1-221","url":"\/53.1-221\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-221\/","token":"53.1\/11\/53.1-221","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of committee; bond","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-221","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When a person is convicted of a felony<\/span> and sentenced to confinement in a state correctional facility<\/span>, his estate, both real and personal, may, on motion<\/span> of any party<\/span> interested, be committed by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which his estate, or some part thereof is, to a person selected by the court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a person so convicted and sentenced, whether a resident or a nonresident of Virginia, has no property or estate in the Commonwealth, a committee may be appointed for him, on motion<\/span> of any party<\/span> interested, by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city wherein the offense<\/span> for which he was convicted was committed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A committee appointed pursuant to this section shall give such bond<\/span>, either secured or unsecured, as is required by the court<\/span> and shall be subject to all applicable provisions of Part A (§ 64.2-1200<\/a> et seq.) of Subtitle IV of Title 64.2. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A person for whom a committee is appointed pursuant to this section is not thereby deprived of the capacity to make a will and, unless and until a committee is appointed, such person shall continue to have the same capacity, rights, powers, and authority over his estate, affairs, and property that he had prior to such conviction<\/span> and sentencing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE; BOND (\u00a7 53.1-221)\n\nA. When a person is convicted of a felony and sentenced to confinement in a\nstate correctional facility, his estate, both real and personal, may, on motion\nof any party interested, be committed by the circuit court of the county or city\nin which his estate, or some part thereof is, to a person selected by the court.\n\nB. If a person so convicted and sentenced, whether a resident or a nonresident\nof Virginia, has no property or estate in the Commonwealth, a committee may be\nappointed for him, on motion of any party interested, by the circuit court of\nthe county or city wherein the offense for which he was convicted was committed.\n\nC. A committee appointed pursuant to this section shall give such bond, either\nsecured or unsecured, as is required by the court and shall be subject to all\napplicable provisions of Part A (§ 64.2-1200 et seq.) of Subtitle IV of\nTitle 64.2.\n\nD. A person for whom a committee is appointed pursuant to this section is not\nthereby deprived of the capacity to make a will and, unless and until a\ncommittee is appointed, such person shall continue to have the same capacity,\nrights, powers, and authority over his estate, affairs, and property that he had\nprior to such conviction and sentencing.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 53-305, 53-306; 1952, c. 293; 1982, c. 636; 2007, c.\n508.","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}}