General Provisions

This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Title 19.2, titled “Criminal Procedure.” It is part of Chapter 18, titled “Sentence; Judgment; Execution Of Sentence.” It’s comprised of the following 38 sections.

§ 19.2-295
Ascertainment of punishment
§ 19.2-295.1
Sentencing proceeding by the jury after conviction
§ 19.2-295.2
Postrelease supervision of felons sentenced for offenses committed on and after January 1, 1995, and on and after July 1, 2000
§ 19.2-295.2:1
Postrelease supervision of felons sentenced for certain offenses committed on or after July 1, 2006
§ 19.2-295.3
Admission of victim impact testimony
§ 19.2-296
Withdrawal of plea of guilty
§ 19.2-297
Repealed
§ 19.2-297.1
Sentence of person twice previously convicted of certain violent felonies
§ 19.2-298
Pronouncement of sentence
§ 19.2-298.01
Use of discretionary sentencing guidelines
§ 19.2-298.1
Repealed
§ 19.2-299
Investigations and reports by probation officers in certain cases
§ 19.2-299.1
When Victim Impact Statement required; contents; uses
§ 19.2-299.2
Alcohol and substance abuse screening and assessment for designated Class 1 misdemeanor convictions
§ 19.2-300
Deferring for mental examination sentence of person convicted of offense indicating sexual abnormality
§ 19.2-301
Judge shall require examination under § 19.2-300; by whom made; report; expenses of psychiatrist
§ 19.2-302
Construction and administration of §§ 19.2-300 and 19.2-301
§ 19.2-303
Suspension or modification of sentence; probation; taking of fingerprints and blood, saliva, or tissue sample as condition of probation
§ 19.2-303.1
Fixing period of suspension of sentence
§ 19.2-303.2
Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation
§ 19.2-303.3
Sentence to local community-based probation services; services agency; requirements for participation; sentencing; and removal from probation; payment of costs towards supervision and services
§ 19.2-303.4
Payment of costs when proceedings deferred and defendant placed on probation
§ 19.2-303.5
(Expires July 1, 2017) Immediate sanction probation programs
§ 19.2-304
Increasing or decreasing probation period and modification of conditions
§ 19.2-305
Requiring fines, costs, restitution for damages, support or community services from probationer
§ 19.2-305.1
Restitution for property damage or loss; community service
§ 19.2-305.2
Amount of restitution; enforcement
§ 19.2-305.3
Repealed
§ 19.2-305.4
When interest to be paid on award of restitution
§ 19.2-306
Revocation of suspension of sentence and probation
§ 19.2-307
Contents of judgment order
§ 19.2-308
When two or more sentences run concurrently
§ 19.2-308.1
When sentence may run concurrently with sentence in another jurisdiction
§ 19.2-309
Sentence of confinement for conviction of a combination of felony and misdemeanor offenses
§ 19.2-309.1
Sentence of confinement to jail farms maintained by the Cities of Danville, Martinsville and Newport News [Not set out.]
§ 19.2-310
Transfer of prisoners to custody of Director of Department of Corrections
§ 19.2-310.01
Transmission of sentencing documents
§ 19.2-310.1
Repealed