Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission

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This is Chapter 8 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission.” It is part of Title 17.1 “Courts of Record”. It contains 8 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 8 sections.

§ 17.1-800	Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission created
§ 17.1-801	Purpose
§ 17.1-802	Membership; terms; compensation and expenses
§ 17.1-803	Powers and duties
§ 17.1-804	Meetings; staff support
§ 17.1-805	Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints
§ 17.1-805.1	Discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints for certain defendants
§ 17.1-806	Sentencing guidelines modifications; effective date