Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org36770053.1-229Powers vested in Governor2026Prisons and Other Methods of CorrectionExecutive Clemency

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.