Bill Text: VA HB369 | 2020 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Furloughs from local work release programs; furlough approved by local sheriff.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0004) [HB369 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB369-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §53.1-132 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§53.1-132. Furloughs from local work release programs; penalty for violations.
The director of any work release program authorized by §
53.1-131 may, subject to rules and regulations prescribed by the Board, extend
the limits of confinement of any offender participating in a work release
program which that is subject to the director's authority,
to permit the offender a furlough for the purpose of visiting his home or
family. If such offender is participating in a work release program under
the supervision of the administrator of a regional jail and the furlough would
extend the limits of confinement of the offender to a locality not served by
that regional jail, then notice of the furlough shall be provided to the
sheriff of such locality. Such furlough shall be for a period to be
prescribed by the director, not to exceed three days. The time during which an
offender is on furlough shall not be counted as time served against any
sentence, and during any furlough, no earned sentence credit as defined in §
53.1-116, good conduct allowance or credits, or any other reduction of
sentence shall accrue.
Any offender who, without proper authority or without just cause, fails to remain within the limits of confinement set by the director hereunder, or fails to return within the time prescribed to the place designated by the director in granting such authority, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. An offender who is found guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor in accordance with this section shall be ineligible for further participation in a work release program during his current term of confinement.
