Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-26 — Attempts to commit felonies other than Class 1 felony offenses; how punished
Virginia § 18.2-26
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-26 (2026).
Text
Except as provided in § 18.2-25, every person who attempts to commit an offense that is a felony shall be punished as follows:
(1)If the felony attempted is punishable by a maximum punishment of life imprisonment or a term of years in excess of twenty years, an attempt thereat shall be punishable as a Class 4 felony.
(2)If the felony attempted is punishable by a maximum punishment of twenty years' imprisonment, an attempt thereat shall be punishable as a Class 5 felony.
(3)If the felony attempted is punishable by a maximum punishment of less than twenty years' imprisonment, an attempt thereat shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, §§ 18.1-17, 18.1-18; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 639; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 18.2-26, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-26.