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§ 18.2-482 — Misprision of treason

Virginia § 18.2-482
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 11OFFENSES AGAINST THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Art. 1TREASON AND RELATED OFFENSES

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-482 (2026).

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If any person knowing of such treason shall not, as soon as may be, give information thereof to the Governor, or some conservator of the peace, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 18.1-419; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

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