                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIMITATION ON THE APPLICATION OF PAROLE STATUTES (§ 53.1-165.1)

A. The provisions of this article, except &#xA7;&#xA7; 53.1-160 and 53.1-160.1,
shall not apply to any sentence imposed or to any prisoner incarcerated upon a
conviction for a felony offense committed on or after January 1, 1995. Any
person sentenced to a term of incarceration for a felony offense committed on or
after January 1, 1995, shall not be eligible for parole upon that offense.

B. The provisions of this article shall apply to any person who was sentenced by
a jury prior to June 9, 2000, for any felony offense committed on or after
January 1, 1995, and who remained incarcerated for such offense on July 1, 2020,
other than (i) a Class 1 felony or (ii) any of the following felony offenses
where the victim was a minor: (a) rape in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-61; (b)
forcible sodomy in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-67.1; (c) object sexual penetration
in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-67.2; (d) aggravated sexual battery in violation of
&#xA7; 18.2-67.3; (e) an attempt to commit a violation of clause (a), (b), (c),
or (d); or (f) carnal knowledge in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-63, 18.2-64.1, or
18.2-64.2.

C. The Parole Board shall establish procedures for consideration of parole of
persons entitled under subsection B consistent with the provisions of &#xA7;
53.1-154.

D. Any person who meets eligibility criteria for parole under subsection B and
pursuant to &#xA7; 53.1-151 as of July 1, 2020, shall be scheduled for a parole
interview no later than July 1, 2021, allowing for extension of time for
reasonable cause.

E. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A or any other provision of this
article to the contrary, any person sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for
a single felony or multiple felonies committed while the person was a juvenile
and who has served at least 20 years of such sentence shall be eligible for
parole and any person who has active sentences that total more than 20 years for
a single felony or multiple felonies committed while the person was a juvenile
and who has served at least 20 years of such sentences shall be eligible for
parole. The Board shall review and decide the case of each prisoner who is
eligible for parole in accordance with &#xA7; 53.1-154 and rules adopted
pursuant to subdivision 2 of &#xA7; 53.1-136.

HISTORY: 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 2020, cc. 2, 529, 1200, 1272.