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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 759<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1466237,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367666,"identifier":"53.1-202.4","token":"53.1\/6\/4\/53.1-202.4","url":"\/53.1-202.4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-202.4\/","token":"53.1\/6\/4\/53.1-202.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Director to establish certain rules, criteria, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-202.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Establish the criteria upon which a person shall be deemed to have earned sentence credits; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Establish the bases upon which earned sentence credits may be forfeited; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Establish the number of earned sentence credits which will be forfeited for violations of various (i) institutional rules, (ii) program participation requirements or (iii) other requirements for the retention of sentence credits; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Establish such additional requirements for the earning of sentence credits as may be deemed advisable and as are consistent with the purposes of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIRECTOR TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN RULES, CRITERIA, ETC (\u00a7 53.1-202.4)\n\nThe Director shall:\n\n1. Establish the criteria upon which a person shall be deemed to have earned\nsentence credits;\n\n2. Establish the bases upon which earned sentence credits may be forfeited;\n\n3. Establish the number of earned sentence credits which will be forfeited for\nviolations of various (i) institutional rules, (ii) program participation\nrequirements or (iii) other requirements for the retention of sentence credits;\nand\n\n4. Establish such additional requirements for the earning of sentence credits as\nmay be deemed advisable and as are consistent with the purposes of this article.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2; 2020, c. 759.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}