Virginia HB 33: Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.

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CHAPTER 1200 

An Act to amend and reenact � 53.1-165.1 of the Code of 
Virginia, relating to parole; exception to the limitation on the application of 
parole statutes. 

[H 33] 

Approved April 22, 2020 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 53.1-165.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
reenacted as follows:

� 53.1-165.1. Limitation on the application of parole 
statutes.

A. The provisions of this article, except �� 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 � 18.2-61; (b) forcible sodomy in violation of � 18.2-67.1; (c) object sexual 
penetration in violation of � 18.2-67.2; (d) aggravated sexual battery in 
violation of � 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 � 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 � 53.1-154.

D. Any person who meets eligibility criteria for parole 
under subsection B and pursuant to � 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.

2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its 
passage.