                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD DECISIONS; VOTING REQUIREMENTS (§ 53.1-134.1)

In the case of a person serving life imprisonment for murder of the first degree
pursuant to § 18.2-32, the final deliberation and vote of whether to grant such
person parole shall be attended by a panel of four or more members of the Board.
In all other cases, the final deliberation and vote shall be attended by a panel
of no fewer than three members of the Board. The Board shall promulgate rules to
ensure that such members are randomly assigned to panels and to serve on an
equal number of panels, as is reasonably possible.
		A decision to grant discretionary parole shall require the concurrence of a
majority of members present for the final deliberation and vote, except that in
cases of a person serving life imprisonment for murder of the first degree
pursuant to § 18.2-32, a decision to grant discretionary parole shall require
the concurrence of four or more of the members present for the final
deliberation and vote.

HISTORY: 2024, c. 458; 2025, c. 716.