Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-48.1 — Abduction by prisoners or committed persons; penalty
Virginia § 18.2-48.1
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 4CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Art. 3KIDNAPPING AND RELATED OFFENSES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-48.1 (2026).
Text
Any person confined in a state, local, or community correctional facility or committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center, or in the custody of an employee thereof, or who has escaped from any such facility or from any person in charge of such prisoner or committed person, who abducts or takes any person hostage is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
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Legislative History
1985, c. 526; 1986, c. 414; 2013, cc. 707, 782.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 18.2-48.1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-48.1.