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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-308.1 — When sentence may run concurrently with sentence in another jurisdiction

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: General Provisions, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-308.1

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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-308.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event that a person is convicted of a criminal offense in any court of this Commonwealth and such person has also been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of one year or more by a court of the United States, or any other state or territory, and, at the time of sentencing in this Commonwealth, is incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution, the court may order the sentence to run concurrently with the sentence imposed by such other court.

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