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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 466 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63631,"section_number":"65.2-500","catch_line":"Compensation for total incapacity; computation of average wage; exclusion of AmeriCorps members, certain Food Stamp Employment and Training Program participants, and certain Temporary Assistance for Needy Families participants","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-500\/"},{"id":85307,"section_number":"65.2-502","catch_line":"Compensation for partial incapacity; exclusion of AmeriCorps members, certain Food Stamp Employment and Training Program participants, and certain Temporary Assistance for Needy Families participants","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-502\/"},{"id":81274,"section_number":"65.2-708","catch_line":"Review of award on change in condition","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-708\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276439,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72220,"identifier":"65.2-510.1","token":"65.2\/5\/65.2-510.1","url":"\/65.2-510.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-510.1\/","token":"65.2\/5\/65.2-510.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employee imprisonment; suspension of benefits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-510.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever an employee is imprisoned in a jail, state correctional facility, or any other place of incarceration and (i) the imprisonment resulted from the employee’s conviction<\/span> of a criminal offense<\/span> and followed his sentencing therefor by a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span>, (ii) the employee is receiving compensation for temporary total incapacity pursuant to § 65.2-500<\/a> or temporary partial incapacity under § 65.2-502<\/a>, and (iii) the employee is medically released to perform selective employment, compensation benefits for wage loss shall be suspended under § 65.2-708<\/a> upon filing of a proper application to the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If benefits are suspended for incarceration pursuant to this section and the employee’s conviction<\/span> is subsequently reversed on appeal<\/span> and no further appeals<\/span> or prosecutions<\/span> concerning such prior conviction<\/span> are had, the employee’s benefits shall be restored under § 65.2-708<\/a> upon filing of a proper application to the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall only apply to an employee who receives a workers’ compensation award<\/span> after July 1, 1992. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYEE IMPRISONMENT; SUSPENSION OF BENEFITS (\u00a7 65.2-510.1)\n\nA. Whenever an employee is imprisoned in a jail, state correctional facility, or\nany other place of incarceration and (i) the imprisonment resulted from the\nemployee’s conviction of a criminal offense and followed his sentencing\ntherefor by a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) the employee is receiving\ncompensation for temporary total incapacity pursuant to § 65.2-500 or\ntemporary partial incapacity under § 65.2-502, and (iii) the employee is\nmedically released to perform selective employment, compensation benefits for\nwage loss shall be suspended under § 65.2-708 upon filing of a proper\napplication to the Commission.\n\nB. If benefits are suspended for incarceration pursuant to this section and the\nemployee’s conviction is subsequently reversed on appeal and no further\nappeals or prosecutions concerning such prior conviction are had, the\nemployee’s benefits shall be restored under § 65.2-708 upon filing of\na proper application to the Commission.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall only apply to an employee who receives a\nworkers’ compensation award after July 1, 1992.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 466.","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}}