CODE OF VIRGINIA POWERS VESTED IN GOVERNOR (§ 53.1-229) In accordance with the provisions of Article V, Section 12 of the Constitution of Virginia, the power to grant pardons or reprieves is vested in the Governor. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-228; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.