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Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-800 Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission created
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There is hereby created within the judicial branch as an agency of the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the Commission. 1994, 2nd Sp. Sess., cc. 1, 2, § 17-232; 1998, c. 872.
Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-801 Purpose
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The General Assembly, to ensure the imposition of appropriate and just criminal penalties, and to make the most efficient use of correctional resources, especially for the effective incapacitation of violent criminal offenders, has determined that it is in the best interest of th…
Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-802 Membership; terms; compensation and expenses
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A. The Commission shall be composed of 18 members as follows: 1. Six judges or justices, who may be judges of a circuit court who regularly hear criminal cases or judges or justices of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme …
Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-803 Powers and duties
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The Commission shall: 1. Develop, maintain and modify as may be deemed necessary, a proposed system of statewide discretionary sentencing guidelines for use in all felony cases which will take into account historical data, when available, concerning time actually served for vario…