General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 6 “Commencement of Terms; Credits and Allowances”, which is part of Title 53.1 “Prisons and Other Methods of Correction”. It contains 6 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 6 sections.

§ 53.1-186	Term commences from date of final judgment; exceptions
§ 53.1-187	Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial
§ 53.1-188	Conduct records to be kept
§ 53.1-189	Forfeiture and restoration of good conduct allowance and earned sentence credits
§ 53.1-190	Allowance on discharge; transportation; clothing
§ 53.1-191	Credits allowed in cases of injuries to or extraordinary services performed by prisoners; nonforfeiture of credits hereunder