Incarcerated persons; court orders credit for time served in jail pending trial. (HB38)
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Description
Credit for time served discretionary with court. Provides that when a court orders credit for time served in jail pending trial, etc., it may order that no time or a portion of the time be deducted from the sentence of a term of confinement when a person violates his terms of bail and is incarcerated in a local correctional facility for a violation of his terms of bail pending his trial or appeal. Amends § 53.1-187 (“Credit for time spent in confinement while awaiting trial.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
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