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Acts performed by such persons which would earn credit for them under \u00a7 53.1-191, if it were applicable, shall be noted on their record by the authorities of the facility.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1369087,"text":"In no case shall a person previously confined in a youthful offender facility, whether for a different or the same offense, be confined again in such a facility, except for the purposes of study, testing and diagnosis.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":""},"1":{"id":1369088,"text":"The provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 53.1-191, 53.1-196, and 53.1-198 through 53.1-201 relating to good conduct credits and allowances and extraordinary service and the provisions of \u00a7 53.1-187 relating to credit for time served in a correctional facility or juvenile detention facility shall not apply to persons sentenced to an indeterminate sentence under \u00a7 19.2-311 for a crime committed on or after July 1, 1983. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 482; in 1982, chapter 636; in 1983, chapter 606; in 1984, chapter 313; in 1990, chapter 701.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":351646,"section_number":"19.2-311","catch_line":"Indeterminate commitment to Department of Corrections in certain cases; duration and character of commitment; concurrence by Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-311\/"},{"id":367643,"section_number":"53.1-187","catch_line":"Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-187\/"},{"id":367648,"section_number":"53.1-191","catch_line":"Credits allowed in cases of injuries to or extraordinary services performed by prisoners; nonforfeiture of credits hereunder","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-191\/"},{"id":367653,"section_number":"53.1-196","catch_line":"Good conduct credits of persons convicted after October 1, 1942; effect of credit upon eligibility for parole","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-196\/"},{"id":367656,"section_number":"53.1-198","catch_line":"Certain persons to choose good conduct system","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-198\/"},{"id":367662,"section_number":"53.1-201","catch_line":"Classification system for good conduct allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-201\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1465233,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367813,"identifier":"53.1-67","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-67","url":"\/53.1-67\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-67\/","token":"53.1\/2\/4\/53.1-67","dublin_core":{"Title":"Admission to facility; good conduct allowance restricted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-67","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In no case shall a person previously confined in a youthful offender facility, whether for a different or the same offense<\/span>, be confined again in such a facility, except for the purposes of study, testing and diagnosis.<\/p>

The provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 53.1-191<\/a>, 53.1-196<\/a>, and 53.1-198<\/a> through 53.1-201<\/a> relating to good conduct credits and allowances and extraordinary service and the provisions of \u00a7 53.1-187<\/a> relating to credit for time served in a correctional facility or juvenile detention facility shall not apply to persons sentenced to an indeterminate sentence under \u00a7 19.2-311<\/a> for a crime<\/span> committed on or after July 1, 1983. Acts performed by such persons which would earn credit for them under \u00a7 53.1-191<\/a>, if it were applicable, shall be noted on their record by the authorities of the facility.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMISSION TO FACILITY; GOOD CONDUCT ALLOWANCE RESTRICTED (\u00a7 53.1-67)\n\nIn no case shall a person previously confined in a youthful offender facility,\nwhether for a different or the same offense, be confined again in such a\nfacility, except for the purposes of study, testing and diagnosis.\n\nThe provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 53.1-191, 53.1-196, and 53.1-198 through 53.1-201\nrelating to good conduct credits and allowances and extraordinary service and\nthe provisions of \u00a7 53.1-187 relating to credit for time served in a\ncorrectional facility or juvenile detention facility shall not apply to persons\nsentenced to an indeterminate sentence under \u00a7 19.2-311 for a crime committed\non or after July 1, 1983. Acts performed by such persons which would earn credit\nfor them under \u00a7 53.1-191, if it were applicable, shall be noted on their\nrecord by the authorities of the facility.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-128.5; 1966, c. 482; 1982, c. 636; 1983, c. 606; 1984,\nc. 313; 1990, c. 701.","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"}}