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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1981, chapter 392; in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":[{"id":367592,"section_number":"53.1-151","catch_line":"Eligibility for parole","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-151\/"},{"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":367649,"section_number":"53.1-192","catch_line":"Applicability of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-192\/"},{"id":367657,"section_number":"53.1-199","catch_line":"Eligibility for good conduct allowance; application","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-199\/"},{"id":367813,"section_number":"53.1-67","catch_line":"Admission to facility; good conduct allowance restricted","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-67\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":367592,"section_number":"53.1-151","catch_line":"Eligibility for parole","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-151\/"},{"id":367593,"section_number":"53.1-152","catch_line":"Eligibility of persons sentenced for combinations of felony and misdemeanor offenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-152\/"},{"id":367594,"section_number":"53.1-153","catch_line":"Eligibility of persons sentenced to jails for more than twelve months","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-153\/"},{"id":367657,"section_number":"53.1-199","catch_line":"Eligibility for good conduct allowance; application","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-199\/"},{"id":367668,"section_number":"53.1-202","catch_line":"Good conduct allowance for previous confinement; entry level","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-202\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1466203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367656,"identifier":"53.1-198","token":"53.1\/6\/3\/53.1-198","url":"\/53.1-198\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-198\/","token":"53.1\/6\/3\/53.1-198","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain persons to choose good conduct system","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-198","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every person who, on or before June 30, 1981, was convicted of a felony<\/span> and every person convicted of a misdemeanor<\/span>, and to whom the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 53.1-151<\/a>, 53.1-152<\/a> or \u00a7 53.1-153<\/a> apply, may choose the system of good conduct allowances established in \u00a7\u00a7 53.1-199<\/a> through 53.1-202<\/a> to govern the computing of his discharge date and eligibility for parole<\/span>. A person who chooses the system established in this article may not thereafter be governed by the laws<\/span> establishing good conduct allowances in effect prior to July 1, 1981.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN PERSONS TO CHOOSE GOOD CONDUCT SYSTEM (\u00a7 53.1-198)\n\nEvery person who, on or before June 30, 1981, was convicted of a felony and\nevery person convicted of a misdemeanor, and to whom the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7\n53.1-151, 53.1-152 or \u00a7 53.1-153 apply, may choose the system of good conduct\nallowances established in \u00a7\u00a7 53.1-199 through 53.1-202 to govern the computing\nof his discharge date and eligibility for parole. A person who chooses the\nsystem established in this article may not thereafter be governed by the laws\nestablishing good conduct allowances in effect prior to July 1, 1981.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-209.1; 1981, c. 392; 1982, c. 636.","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"}}