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A deposit made in a bank account by a convict shall be held for the exclusive right and benefit of the convict. The check, order, or receipt of the convict shall be a complete and sufficient release and discharge for any payments made from the deposit in the bank, until the bank is notified in writing by a duly qualified committee or the Director of the Department of Corrections not to permit further withdrawals from that account.B\n\nUpon receipt of such written notice or commencing on the banking day following the date of receipt of such written notice, the bank shall not permit further withdrawal, except with the consent of the committee or the Director of the Department of Corrections. A bank may further accept, pay or collect items on account for proceeds of collection of a bank account of a convict, despite his conviction or confinement or the bank’s knowledge thereof, until it receives written directions to the contrary from the committee of such convict or the Director of the Department of Corrections.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242449,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 11 (§ 53.1-221 et seq.) of Title 53.1, a person convicted of a felony and sentenced to confinement in a state correctional institution for one year or longer, with the written consent of the Director of the Department of Corrections, may have a bank account, free from control of all persons except the Director of the Department of Corrections and a committee appointed pursuant to the provisions of § 53.1-221. A deposit made in a bank account by a convict shall be held for the exclusive right and benefit of the convict. The check, order, or receipt of the convict shall be a complete and sufficient release and discharge for any payments made from the deposit in the bank, until the bank is notified in writing by a duly qualified committee or the Director of the Department of Corrections not to permit further withdrawals from that account.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":242450,"text":"Upon receipt of such written notice or commencing on the banking day following the date of receipt of such written notice, the bank shall not permit further withdrawal, except with the consent of the committee or the Director of the Department of Corrections. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 593 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. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55371,"section_number":"53.1-221","catch_line":"Appointment of committee; bond","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-221\/"}],"permalink":{"id":265125,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66863,"identifier":"6.2-894","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/11\/6.2-894","url":"\/6.2-894\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-894\/","token":"6.2\/II\/8\/11\/6.2-894","dublin_core":{"Title":"Deposits in and withdrawals from accounts of convicts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-894","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 11 (§ 53.1-221<\/a> et seq.) of Title 53.1, a person<\/span> convicted of a felony<\/span> and sentenced to confinement in a state correctional institution for one year or longer, with the written consent of the Director of the Department of Corrections, may have a bank<\/span> account, free from control of all persons<\/span> except the Director of the Department of Corrections and a committee appointed pursuant to the provisions of § 53.1-221<\/a>. A deposit made in a bank<\/span> account by a convict shall be held for the exclusive right and benefit of the convict. The check, order<\/span>, or receipt of the convict shall be a complete and sufficient release and discharge for any payments made from the deposit in the bank<\/span>, until the bank<\/span> is notified in writing by a duly qualified committee or the Director of the Department of Corrections not to permit further withdrawals from that account. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon receipt of such written notice or commencing on the banking day following the date of receipt of such written notice, the bank<\/span> shall not permit further withdrawal, except with the consent of the committee or the Director of the Department of Corrections. A bank<\/span> may further accept, pay or collect items on account for proceeds of collection of a bank<\/span> account of a convict, despite his conviction<\/span> or confinement or the bank<\/span>’s knowledge thereof, until it receives written directions to the contrary from the committee of such convict or the Director of the Department of Corrections. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPOSITS IN AND WITHDRAWALS FROM ACCOUNTS OF CONVICTS (\u00a7 6.2-894)\n\nA. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 11 (§ 53.1-221 et seq.) of\nTitle 53.1, a person convicted of a felony and sentenced to confinement in a\nstate correctional institution for one year or longer, with the written consent\nof the Director of the Department of Corrections, may have a bank account, free\nfrom control of all persons except the Director of the Department of Corrections\nand a committee appointed pursuant to the provisions of § 53.1-221. A\ndeposit made in a bank account by a convict shall be held for the exclusive\nright and benefit of the convict. The check, order, or receipt of the convict\nshall be a complete and sufficient release and discharge for any payments made\nfrom the deposit in the bank, until the bank is notified in writing by a duly\nqualified committee or the Director of the Department of Corrections not to\npermit further withdrawals from that account.\n\nB. Upon receipt of such written notice or commencing on the banking day\nfollowing the date of receipt of such written notice, the bank shall not permit\nfurther withdrawal, except with the consent of the committee or the Director of\nthe Department of Corrections. A bank may further accept, pay or collect items\non account for proceeds of collection of a bank account of a convict, despite\nhis conviction or confinement or the bank’s knowledge thereof, until it\nreceives written directions to the contrary from the committee of such convict\nor the Director of the Department of Corrections.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 593, \u00a7 6.1-70.1; 2010, c. 794.","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}}