CODE OF VIRGINIA TERM OF OFFICERS (§ 53.1-144) Each probation and parole officer shall be authorized initially for a term of one year. Subsequent authorizations shall be for indefinite periods. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-245; 1966, c. 638; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1978, c. 595; 1979, c. 700; 1982, c. 636; 2003, c. 944.