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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 807<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. 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":1465977,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367590,"identifier":"53.1-150.1","token":"53.1\/4\/2\/53.1-150.1","url":"\/53.1-150.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-150.1\/","token":"53.1\/4\/2\/53.1-150.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contribution by persons on parole","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-150.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who is granted parole<\/span> and who is required to receive substance abuse treatment<\/span> as a condition of parole<\/span> shall contribute towards the cost of such treatment based upon his ability to pay, as established pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Director<\/span>. The regulations shall provide that (i) any fees collected for such treatment shall be paid directly to the service provider and (ii) any person may be exempt from the payment of such fees on the grounds of unreasonable hardship.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRIBUTION BY PERSONS ON PAROLE (\u00a7 53.1-150.1)\n\nAny person who is granted parole and who is required to receive substance abuse\ntreatment as a condition of parole shall contribute towards the cost of such\ntreatment based upon his ability to pay, as established pursuant to regulations\npromulgated by the Director. The regulations shall provide that (i) any fees\ncollected for such treatment shall be paid directly to the service provider and\n(ii) any person may be exempt from the payment of such fees on the grounds of\nunreasonable hardship.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 807; 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"}}