HB 614

Abstract

Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. Requires a court to establish a program and allow any person upon whom a fine and costs have been imposed to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by earning credits for the performance of community service work or work performed while incarcerated, defined in the bill as any work done on or after July 1, 2020, by a person confined in any penal or corrective institution of the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions who is paid a wage that is less than the Virginia minimum wage. The bill requires such program be available during imprisonment in a local, regional, or state correctional facility. The bill provides that a person who is performing work while incarcerated shall be credited at the same rate as the community service work rate less any wages received. Under current law, a court is required to establish a program for providing an option for community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs but offering such option is not mandatory. The bill also requires the local, regional, or state correctional facility to provide confirmation of the hours worked and the credits earned for such work upon request of any person who has performed work while incarcerated or his representative.

Community service work in lieu of payment offines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. Requires a court to establish a program and allow any person upon whom a fineand costs have been imposed to discharge all or part of the fineor costs by earning credits for the performance of community servicework or work performed while incarcerated, defined in the bill as any work done on or after July 1, 2020, by a person confined in anypenal or corrective institution of the Commonwealth or any of itspolitical subdivisions who is paid a wage that is less than the Virginiaminimum wage. The bill requires suchprogram be available during imprisonment in a local, regional, orstate correctional facility. The bill provides that a person whois performing work while incarcerated shall be credited at the samerate as the community service work rate less any wages received.Under current law, a court is required to establish a program forproviding an option for community service work in lieu of paymentof fines and costs but offering such option is not mandatory. Thebill also requires the Department of Corrections to provide confirmationof the hours worked and the credits earned for such work upon requestof any person who has performed work while incarcerated or his representative.