                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONDITIONAL RELEASE OF TERMINALLY ILL PRISONERS (§ 53.1-40.02)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;terminally ill&#8221; means having a chronic
or progressive medical condition caused by injury, disease, or illness where the
medical prognosis is the person&#8217;s death within 12 months.

B. Any person serving a sentence imposed upon a conviction for a felony offense,
except as provided in subsection C, who is terminally ill may petition the
Parole Board for conditional release.

C. A person who is terminally ill and is serving a sentence imposed upon a
conviction for one of the following offenses shall not be eligible to petition
the Parole Board for conditional release:

   1. A Class 1 felony;

   2. Any violation of &#xA7; 18.2-32, 18.2-32.1, 18.2-32.2, or 18.2-33;

   3. Any violation of &#xA7; 18.2-40 or 18.2-45;

   4. Any violation of &#xA7; 18.2-46.5, subsection A or B of &#xA7; 18.2-46.6,
   or &#xA7; 18.2-46.7;

   5. Any kidnapping or abduction felony under Article 3 (&#xA7; 18.2-47 et seq.)
   of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, except for a violation of &#xA7; 18.2-49.1;

   6. Any malicious felonious assault or malicious bodily wounding under Article
   4 (&#xA7; 18.2-51 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, any violation of &#xA7;
   18.2-51.7, 18.2-54.1, or 18.2-54.2, or any felony violation of &#xA7;
   18.2-57.2;

   7. Any felony violation of &#xA7; 18.2-60.3;

   8. Any felony violation of &#xA7; 16.1-253.2 or 18.2-60.4;

   9. Robbery under &#xA7; 18.2-58 or carjacking under &#xA7; 18.2-58.1;

   10. Criminal sexual assault punishable as a felony under Article 7 (&#xA7;
   18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, except, when not committed
   against a minor, a violation of subdivision A 5 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.3, &#xA7;
   18.2-67.4:1, subsection B of &#xA7; 18.2-67.5, or &#xA7; 18.2-67.5:1;

   11. Any violation of &#xA7; 18.2-90 or 18.2-93;

   12. Any violation of &#xA7; 18.2-289 or subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-300;

   13. Any felony offense in Article 3 (&#xA7; 18.2-346 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of
   Title 18.2 involving a minor victim;

   14. Any felony offense in Article 4 (&#xA7; 18.2-362 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of
   Title 18.2 involving a minor victim, except for a violation of &#xA7; 18.2-362
   or 18.2-370.5 or subsection B of &#xA7; 18.2-371.1;

   15. Any felony offense in Article 5 (&#xA7; 18.2-372 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of
   Title 18.2 involving a minor victim, except for a violation of subsection A of
   &#xA7; 18.2-374.1:1;

   16. Any violation of &#xA7; 18.2-481, 40.1-100.2, or 40.1-103; or

   17. A second or subsequent felony violation of the following offenses when
   such offenses were not part of a common act, transaction, or scheme and such
   person has been at liberty as defined in &#xA7; 53.1-151 between each
   conviction:
   				a. Voluntary or involuntary manslaughter under Article 1 (&#xA7; 18.2-30
   et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 or any crime punishable as such;
   				b. Any violation of &#xA7; 18.2-41 or 18.2-42.1;
   				c. Any violation of subsection C of &#xA7; 18.2-46.6;
   				d. Any violation when done unlawfully but not maliciously of &#xA7;
   18.2-51 or 18.2-51.1;
   				e. Arson in violation of &#xA7; 18.2-77 when the structure burned was
   occupied or a Class 3 felony violation of &#xA7; 18.2-79;
   				f. Any violation of &#xA7; 18.2-89 with the intent to commit any larceny
   or &#xA7; 18.2-92;
   				g. Any violation of subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-374.1:1;
   				h. Any violation of &#xA7; 18.2-423, 18.2-423.01, 18.2-423.1, 18.2-423.2,
   or 18.2-433.2; or
   				i. Any violation of subdivision E 2 of &#xA7; 40.1-29.

D. The Parole Board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of
this section.

HISTORY: 2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 33, 52.