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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>367654</law_id><section_number>53.1-197.1</section_number><catch_line>Limitation upon applicability of this article</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="117" identifier="53.1">Prisons and Other Methods of Correction</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="6" identifier="6">Commencement of Terms; Credits and Allowances</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Good Conduct Allowances for Persons Committed Prior to July 1, 1981</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The provisions of this article shall not apply to any sentence imposed upon a <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> of a <span class="dictionary">felony</span> <span class="dictionary">offense</span> committed on or after January 1, 1995.</p></section></text><history>1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
