Bill Text: VA SB1786 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Geriatric, terminally ill, or permanently physically disabled prisoners; conditional release.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-02-19 - Left in Courts of Justice [SB1786 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-SB1786-Comm_Sub.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §53.1-40.01 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§53.1-40.01. Conditional release of geriatric or terminally ill prisoners.
A. As used in this section:
"Terminally ill" means having a chronic or progressive medical condition caused by injury, disease, or illness where the medical prognosis is the person's death within 12 months.
B. Any person serving a sentence imposed upon a
conviction for a felony offense, other than a Class 1 felony, (i) who has
reached the age of sixty-five is 65 years of age or older and who
has served at least five years of the sentence imposed or, (ii)
who has reached the age of sixty is 60 years of age or older and
who has served at least ten 10 years of the sentence imposed
may petition, or (iii) who is terminally ill is eligible for
consideration by the Parole Board for conditional release. The Parole Board
shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
C. The Parole Board shall review annually all inmates eligible for geriatric conditional release, except that upon any such review the Board may schedule the next review in as much as three years thereafter. Offenders eligible for release pursuant to §53.1-151 shall be simultaneously reviewed for geriatric conditional release and release pursuant to §53.1-151.
