                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELIGIBILITY FOR RELEASE (§ 19.2-313)

Any person committed under the provisions of § 19.2-311 shall be eligible for
release at the discretion of the Parole Board upon certification by the Director
of the Department of Corrections that the person has successfully completed the
program established pursuant to § 53.1-63 and a determination that he has
demonstrated that such release is compatible with the interests of society and
of such person and his successful rehabilitation to that extent. The Department
and Parole Board shall make continuous evaluation of his progress to determine
his readiness for release. All such persons, in any event, shall be released
after four years&#8217; confinement. Any person committed under § 19.2-311 who
was convicted of a misdemeanor and is determined to be unsuitable for the
program established pursuant to § 53.1-63 shall be released after one year of
confinement or the maximum confinement for the misdemeanor whichever is less.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 19.1-295.3; 1966, c. 579; 1975, cc. 495, 571; 2000, cc.
668, 690.