{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-198","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-198","heading":"Certain persons to choose good conduct system","body":"Every person who, on or before June 30, 1981, was convicted of a felony and every person convicted of a misdemeanor, and to whom the provisions of §§ 53.1-151, 53.1-152 or § 53.1-153 apply, may choose the system of good conduct allowances established in §§ 53.1-199 through 53.1-202 to govern the computing of his discharge date and eligibility for parole. A person who chooses the system established in this article may not thereafter be governed by the laws establishing good conduct allowances in effect prior to July 1, 1981.Code 1950, § 53-209.1; 1981, c. 392; 1982, c. 636.","path":["Title 53.1. PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION","Chapter 6. COMMENCEMENT OF TERMS; CREDITS AND ALLOWANCES","Article 3. GOOD CONDUCT ALLOWANCES FOR PERSONS COMMITTED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 1981"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-198/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"e43fbb56db07ca23e987799270dfc019e0d18942f9af3c3001dbe620fda23458","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-197.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-199"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}