Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-475 — Officers, etc., voluntarily allowing person convicted, charged, or adjudicated delinquent of felony to escape; penalty
Virginia § 18.2-475
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 10CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Art. 7ESCAPE OF, COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND DELIVERIES TO PRISONERS
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-475 (2026).
Text
If any sheriff, jailer, or other officer, or any guard or other person summoned or employed by any such sheriff, jailer, or other officer, voluntarily allows a prisoner or person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice convicted of, charged with, or adjudicated delinquent of a felony to escape from his custody, he is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-286; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 360; 2013, cc. 707, 782.
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Virginia § 18.2-475, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-475.