Virginia Statutes
§ 53.1-213 — Escape of person in custody pursuant to detainer
Virginia § 53.1-213
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-213 (2026).
Text
Any person who is in the custody of an officer of this Commonwealth pursuant to a detainer issued in accordance with this chapter and who escapes from such custody shall be guilty of a felony and punished by confinement in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five years.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 53-304.5; 1970, c. 407; 1982, c. 636.
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Virginia § 53.1-213, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/53.1/53.1-213.