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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-314 — Failing to secure medical attention for injured child
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 8: Miscellaneous Dangerous Conduct, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-314
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
Any parent or other person having custody of a minor child which child shows evidence of need for medical attention as the result of physical injury inflicted by an act of any member of the household, whether the injury was intentional or unintentional, who knowingly fails or refuses to secure prompt and adequate medical attention, or who conspires to prevent the securing of such attention, for such minor child, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; provided, however, that any parent or other person having custody of a minor child that is being furnished Christian Science treatment by a duly accredited Christian Science practitioner shall not, for that reason alone, be considered in violation of this section.
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Is failing to secure medical attention for injured child a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Failing to secure medical attention for injured child is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-314.
Which Virginia statute covers failing to secure medical attention for injured child?
Failing to secure medical attention for injured child is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-314 (Failing to secure medical attention for injured child).
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