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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 969<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter 344<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":237811,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74218,"identifier":"53.1-231.1","token":"53.1\/12.1\/53.1-231.1","url":"\/53.1-231.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-231.1\/","token":"53.1\/12.1\/53.1-231.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Process for notification regarding restoration of civil rights","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-231.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Corrections shall provide that any person convicted of a felony<\/span> is notified of the loss of his civil rights and of the processes to apply for restoration of civil rights and of voting rights. The notice shall be given at the time the person has completed service of his sentence, period of probation<\/span> or parole<\/span>, or suspension of sentence.\n\t\tThe Director<\/span> shall assist the Secretary of the Commonwealth in the administration of the process established by the Governor for the review of applications for restoration of civil rights.\n\t\tTo promote the efficient processing of applications to the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall maintain a record of the applications for restoration of rights received, the dates such applications are received, and the dates they are either granted or denied by the Governor. The Secretary shall notify each applicant who has filed a complete application that the complete application has been received and the date the complete application was forwarded by the Secretary to the Governor. Such complete application shall be forwarded by the Secretary to the Governor within ninety days after receipt of the application.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCESS FOR NOTIFICATION REGARDING RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS (\u00a7 53.1-231.1)\n\nThe Director of the Department of Corrections shall provide that any person\nconvicted of a felony is notified of the loss of his civil rights and of the\nprocesses to apply for restoration of civil rights and of voting rights. The\nnotice shall be given at the time the person has completed service of his\nsentence, period of probation or parole, or suspension of sentence.\n\t\tThe Director shall assist the Secretary of the Commonwealth in the\nadministration of the process established by the Governor for the review of\napplications for restoration of civil rights.\n\t\tTo promote the efficient processing of applications to the Governor, the\nSecretary of the Commonwealth shall maintain a record of the applications for\nrestoration of rights received, the dates such applications are received, and\nthe dates they are either granted or denied by the Governor. The Secretary shall\nnotify each applicant who has filed a complete application that the complete\napplication has been received and the date the complete application was\nforwarded by the Secretary to the Governor. Such complete application shall be\nforwarded by the Secretary to the Governor within ninety days after receipt of\nthe application.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 969; 2002, c. 344.","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}}