Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-477 — Prisoner escaping from jail; how punished
Virginia § 18.2-477
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. § 18.2-477 (2026).
Text
If any person confined in jail or in custody after conviction of a criminal offense shall escape by force or violence, other than by setting fire thereto, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. The term of confinement under this section shall commence from the expiration of the former sentence.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-288; 1960, c. 358; 1962, c. 506; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1985, c. 555.
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Virginia § 18.2-477, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-477.