§ 53.1-199. Eligibility for good conduct allowance; application.

Every person who, on or after July 1, 1981, has been convicted of a felonyand every person convicted of a misdemeanor and to whom the provisions of §§53.1-151, 53.1-152 or § 53.1-153 apply, and every person who, in accordancewith § 53.1-198, chooses the system of good conduct allowances set outherein, may be entitled to good conduct allowance not to exceed the amountset forth in § 53.1-201. Such good conduct allowance shall be applied toreduce the person's maximum term of confinement while he is confined in anystate correctional facility. One-half of the credit allowed under theprovisions of § 53.1-201 shall be applied to reduce the period of time aperson shall serve before being eligible for parole.

Any person who, on or after July 1, 1993, has been sentenced upon aconviction of murder in the first degree, rape in violation of § 18.2-61,forcible sodomy, animate or inanimate object sexual penetration or aggravatedsexual battery and any person who has been sentenced to a term of lifeimprisonment or two or more life sentences shall be classified within thesystem established by § 53.1-201. Such person shall be eligible for no morethan ten days good conduct credit for each thirty days served, regardless ofthe class to which he is assigned. One-half of such credit shall be appliedto reduce the period of time he shall serve before being eligible for parole.Additional good conduct credits may be approved by the Board for such personsin accordance with § 53.1-191.

(Code 1950, § 53-209.2; 1981, c. 392; 1982, c. 636; 1993, c. 491.)