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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66441</law_id><section_number>19.2-306</section_number><catch_line>Revocation of suspension of sentence and probation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>17.1-275.3</reference><reference>17.1-275.4</reference><reference>17.1-275.9</reference><reference>17.1-803</reference><reference>19.2-163</reference><reference>19.2-295.2</reference><reference>19.2-295.2:1</reference><reference>19.2-3.1</reference><reference>19.2-305.1</reference><reference>19.2-306.2</reference><reference>19.2-311</reference><reference>19.2-390</reference><reference>19.2-392</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="19.2">Criminal Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="18">Sentence; Judgment; Execution of Sentence</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Subject to the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing guidelines in cases of revocation of suspension of sentence and probation" href="/19.2-306.2/">19.2-306.2</a>, in any case in which the <span class="dictionary">court</span> has suspended the execution or imposition of sentence, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may revoke the suspension of sentence for any cause the <span class="dictionary">court</span> deems sufficient that occurred at any time within the <span class="dictionary">probation</span> period, or within the period of suspension fixed by the <span class="dictionary">court</span>. If neither a <span class="dictionary">probation</span> period nor a period of suspension was fixed by the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, then the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may revoke the suspension for any cause the <span class="dictionary">court</span> deems sufficient that occurred within the maximum period for which the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> might originally have been sentenced to be imprisoned. <a id="paragraph-241154" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-306/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">court</span> may not conduct a <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> to revoke the suspension of sentence unless the <span class="dictionary">court</span> <span class="dictionary">issues</span> process to notify the <span class="dictionary">accused</span> or to compel his <span class="dictionary">appearance</span> before the <span class="dictionary">court</span> within 90 days of receiving notice of the alleged violation or within one year after the expiration of the period of <span class="dictionary">probation</span> or the period of suspension, whichever is sooner, or, in the case of a failure to pay <span class="dictionary">restitution</span>, within three years after such expiration. If neither a <span class="dictionary">probation</span> period nor a period of suspension was fixed by the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, then the <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall <span class="dictionary">issue</span> process within six months after the expiration of the maximum period for which the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> might originally have been sentenced to be incarcerated. Such notice and <span class="dictionary">service of process</span> may be waived by the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>, in which case the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may proceed to determine whether the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> has violated the conditions of suspension. <a id="paragraph-241155" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-306/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, after <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>, finds good cause to believe that the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> has violated the terms of suspension, then the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may revoke the suspension and impose a sentence in accordance with the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; exceptions" href="/19.2-306.1/">19.2-306.1</a>. The <span class="dictionary">court</span> may again suspend all or any part of this sentence for a period up to the statutory maximum period for which the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> might originally have been sentenced to be imprisoned, less any time already served, and may place the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> upon terms and conditions or <span class="dictionary">probation</span>. The <span class="dictionary">court</span> shall measure the period of any suspension of sentence from the date of the entry of the original sentencing <span class="dictionary">order</span>. However, if a <span class="dictionary">court</span> finds that a <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> has absconded from the <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> of the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, the <span class="dictionary">court</span> may extend the period of <span class="dictionary">probation</span> or <span class="dictionary">suspended sentence</span> for a period not to exceed the length of time that such <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> absconded. <a id="paragraph-241156" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-306/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> If any <span class="dictionary">court</span> has, after <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>, found no cause to impose a sentence that might have been originally imposed, or to revoke a <span class="dictionary">suspended sentence</span> or <span class="dictionary">probation</span>, then any further <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> to impose a sentence or revoke a <span class="dictionary">suspended sentence</span> or <span class="dictionary">probation</span>, based solely on the alleged violation for which the <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> was held, shall be barred. <a id="paragraph-241157" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-306/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> Nothing contained herein shall be construed to deprive any person of his right to <span class="dictionary">appeal</span> in the manner provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span> to the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> having criminal <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> from a <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> or <span class="dictionary">order</span> revoking any <span class="dictionary">suspended sentence</span>. <a id="paragraph-241158" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-306/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 53-275; 1958, c. 468; 1970, c. 275; 1975, c. 495; 1978, c. 687; 2002, c. 628; 2016, c. 718; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 538; 2022, cc. 569, 570.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
