CHAPTER 326

An Act to amend and reenact § 58-135.1, as amended, of the Code of Vir-
ginia, relating to eligibility for parole of certain jail inmates, and to
amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58-185.2,
relating to certain other jail inmates.

(S 138]

Approved March 30, 1962

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 53-135.1, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
reenacted, and that the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a section
numbered 53-135.2, the amended and new sections being as follows:

§ 53-135.1. The Director shall have the power to transfer any jail
inmate whose sentence is final from a jail to any State or city farm, State
industrial school or convict road camp; provided that any jail inmate whose
sentences are final and excluding fines and costs total more than twelve
months, shall in all instances be so transferred *; provided further that
nothing in this section shall interfere with the control and maintenance of
the convict road force, State prison farm, State industrial schools, or State
penitentiary, as provided by law.

§ 538-1385.2. Persons convicted of felonies or misdemeanors who are
sentenced to jails, not eligible under § 58-251.1, shall be eligible for parole
in the same manner as provided in § 53-251; provided the total sentences
to be served, exclusive of fines and costs, are more than twelve months; and
provided further that such jail inmates are incarcerated by transfer or
commitment to the same State penal institutions as set forth in § 58-251.
The Virginia Parole Board shall have the same powers and duties to carry
out the provisions of this section as are set forth in § 58-238.