Virginia Statutes

§ 18.2-477.2 — Punishment for certain offenses committed within a secure juvenile facility or detention home

Virginia § 18.2-477.2
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 10CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Art. 7ESCAPE OF, COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND DELIVERIES TO PRISONERS

This text of Virginia § 18.2-477.2 (Punishment for certain offenses committed within a secure juvenile facility or detention home) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-477.2 (2026).

Text

It shall be unlawful for a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center or detained in a secure juvenile facility or detention home to commit any of the offenses enumerated in § 53.1-203. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony, except that a violation of subdivision 6 of § 53.1-203 is a Class 5 felony.

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Legislative History

1999, c. 21; 2007, c. 521; 2013, cc. 707, 782.

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