Virginia Statutes

§ 53.1-229 — Powers vested in Governor

Virginia § 53.1-229

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 53.1Prisons and Other Methods of Correction

Ch. 12Executive Clemency

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Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-229 (2026).

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In accordance with the provisions of Article V, Section 12 of the Constitution of Virginia, the power to grant pardons or reprieves is vested in the Governor.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 53-228; 1970, c. 648; 1982, c. 636; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.

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