Code of Virginia § 53.1-40.02. Conditional release of terminally ill prisoners.
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A. As used in this section, "terminally ill" means having a chronic or progressive medical condition caused by injury, disease, or illness where the medical prognosis is the person's death within 12 months.
B. Any person serving a sentence imposed upon a conviction for a felony offense, except as provided in subsection C, who is terminally ill may petition the Parole Board for conditional release.
C. A person who is terminally ill and is serving a sentence imposed upon a conviction for one of the following offenses shall not be eligible to petition the Parole Board for conditional release:
1. A Class 1 felony;
2. Any violation of § 18.2-32 , 18.2-32.1 , 18.2-32.2 , or 18.2-33 ;
3. Any violation of § 18.2-40 or 18.2-45 ;
4. Any violation of § 18.2-46.5 , subsection A or B of § 18.2-46.6 , or § 18.2-46.7 ;
5. Any kidnapping or abduction felony under Article 3 (§ 18.2-47 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, except for a violation of § 18.2-49.1 ;
6. Any malicious felonious assault or malicious bodily wounding under Article 4 (§ 18.2-51 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, any violation of § 18.2-51.7 , 18.2-54.1 , or 18.2-54.2 , or any felony violation of § 18.2-57.2 ;
7. Any felony violation of § 18.2-60.3 ;
8. Any felony violation of § 16.1-253.2 or 18.2-60.4 ;
9. Robbery under § 18.2-58 or carjacking under § 18.2-58.1 ;
10. Criminal sexual assault punishable as a felony under Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2, except, when not committed against a minor, a violation of subdivision A 5 of § 18.2-67.3 , § 18.2-67.4:1 , subsection B of § 18.2-67.5 , or § 18.2-67.5:1 ;
11. Any violation of § 18.2-90 or 18.2-93 ;
12. Any violation of § 18.2-289 or subsection A of § 18.2-300 ;
13. Any felony offense in Article 3 (§ 18.2-346 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 involving a minor victim;
14. Any felony offense in Article 4 (§ 18.2-362 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 involving a minor victim, except for a violation of § 18.2-362 or 18.2-370.5 or subsection B of § 18.2-371.1 ;
15. Any felony offense in Article 5 (§ 18.2-372 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2 involving a minor victim, except for a violation of subsection A of § 18.2-374.1:1 ;
16. Any violation of § 18.2-481 , 40.1-100.2 , or 40.1-103 ; or
17. A second or subsequent felony violation of the following offenses when such offenses were not part of a common act, transaction, or scheme and such person has been at liberty as defined in § 53.1-151 between each conviction:
a. Voluntary or involuntary manslaughter under Article 1 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 18.2 or any crime punishable as such;
b. Any violation of § 18.2-41 or 18.2-42.1 ;
c. Any violation of subsection C of § 18.2-46.6 ;
d. Any violation when done unlawfully but not maliciously of § 18.2-51 or 18.2-51.1 ;
e. Arson in violation of § 18.2-77 when the structure burned was occupied or a Class 3 felony violation of § 18.2-79 ;
f. Any violation of § 18.2-89 with the intent to commit any larceny or § 18.2-92 ;
g. Any violation of subsection A of § 18.2-374.1:1 ;
h. Any violation of § 18.2-423 , 18.2-423.01 , 18.2-423.1 , 18.2-423.2 , or 18.2-433.2 ; or
i. Any violation of subdivision E 2 of § 40.1-29 .
D. The Parole Board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 33 , 52 .