Is it Violent
18.2-58.1(A) Carjacking
Yes - Violent Offense
A person must be over this age to be eligible for a PSA.
18
Failure to Appears can only be counted in a PSA, IF they occur when?
Pre - Dispositional
When completing a PSA for Jim, you see that he has a prior Misdemeanor Assault and Battery Conviction. He is sentenced to 2 years incarceration, with 2 years suspended.
When checking PSLP, you see that Jim is on probation with Henrico CCP for this charge.
Would this count as prior sentence to incarceration?
No - since Jim has all of his time suspended, it would not count as prior incarceration.
18.2-280(B) - Discharge firearm on school property or w/in 1000 feet
No - Non violent offense
You are unsure if the charge is pending or if the charge is finalized.
Would you include this charge as pending or prior conviction?
Neither. You would not include the charge when scoring the PSA if you are unable to determine the outcome / status.
Your client Bob was arrested on August 15, 2026, and was released from Henrico Jail on September 11, 2026.
Bob was charged with an Assault on Law Enforcement/DOC Person on September 5, 2026, with an offense date of September 5, 2026.
Henrico GDC refers Bob on a 2nd placement - for the new Assault charge. Would Bob need a PSA for this?
No - You do not complete a PSA for a charge that occurred while they were incarcerated.
18.2-286.1 - Discharge firearm from motor vehicle
Yes - Violent Offense
You are completing a PSA for Amber, and upon review of her VCIN - you see she has a Assault and Battery charge in the Henrico JDR Court, and it is listed as a Deferred Disposition
Would this count as pending?
Yes - it counts as pending, since there has not been a final disposition.
A capias for a Failure to Appear was issued on October 1, 2026. The individual has not been served yet. Later that day, Judge Marshall withdraws the FTA.
Would we count this as a FTA on PSA?
No - you do not count the FTA as it was withdrawn the same day and not served.
Carl is arrested for a new Drugs: Possess Schedule I/II.
His VCIN shows he was arrested and found guilty on June 1, 2025 for TWO Assault and Battery Family Member charges. The offense date and conviction date is the same for both charges.
Would this count as one or two violent offenses?
This would count as TWO.
18.2-58(2) Robbery by using firearm or displaying a firearm
Yes - Violent Offense
Tim is on pretrial for a Misdemeanor DWI 2nd. He has been found guilty on August 5, 2026. His next Court date is set for October 5, 2026, for sentencing.
He is arrested on September 22, 2026 for a DWI 3rd.
When completing his PSA would you count the DWI 2nd as pending, if he has already been found guilty?
Yes - you would count the DWI 2nd. It is still pending as he has not been sentenced and there is a next Court date.
Amber is charged with a Failure to Appear, and goes to Court on January 3rd, 2024.
The failure to appear occurred Pre-Disposition.
She is found not guilty on January 10, 2024.
Would we count this as a prior FTA on PSA?
Yes - we would count it, as PSA is counted regardless of disposition.
A person has a prior conviction for a Felony Possession Schedule I or II and a misdemeanor DWI 1st. These charges have the same offense date and same conviction date.
Would you count them both as prior convictions since it is apart of the same arrest?
Yes - you count all convictions.
18.2-47(D) Kidnapping by parent, etc., removing from state KID-1015-F6 No
No - non violent
An individual must serve more than ______ amount of days for it to count as "Prior Sentence to Incarceration".
14 Days
When completing a PSA for Kim - she has a previous Failure to Appear charge from 2020.
Upon further review of Court records, you determine this FTA was for a Probation Violation charge.
Would this count as a Prior FTA?
No - you do not count FTAs that are for post - sentence.
Judge Chucker allows Mark to serve his sentence on the weekends, until he serves the full sentence.
Would this count as prior sentence to incarceration since he did not serve more than 14 days in a row?
Yes - it does not matter how the sentence was served, as long as he served more than 14 days total for that charge.