{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-229","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-229","heading":"Powers vested in Governor","body":"In accordance with the provisions of Article V, Section 12 of the Constitution of Virginia, the power to grant pardons or reprieves is vested in the Governor.Code 1950, § 53-228; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.","path":["Title 53.1. Prisons and Other Methods of Correction","Chapter 12. Executive Clemency"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-229/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"0100ecd2f08fe583d519662d90bfb94eee5f396625ac39c96e477b4dc54f4d99","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-228.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}