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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-474.1 — Delivery of drugs, firearms, explosives, etc., to prisoners or committed persons

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 7: Escape of, Communications with and Deliveries to Prisoners, Code of Virginia.

Amendment pending: a new version of this section takes effect Thu Jul 01 2027 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-474.1

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.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-474.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 18.2-474 , any person who shall willfully in any manner deliver, attempt to deliver, or conspire with another to deliver to any prisoner confined under authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or of any political subdivision thereof, or to any person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center, any drug which is a controlled substance regulated by the Drug Control Act in Chapter 34 (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) of Title 54.1 or marijuana is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Any person who shall willfully in any manner so deliver or attempt to deliver or conspire to deliver to any such prisoner or confined or committed person, firearms, ammunitions, or explosives of any nature is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal or amend § 18.2-473 .

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Is delivery of drugs, firearms, explosives, etc., to prisoners or committed persons a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: delivery of drugs, firearms, explosives, etc., to prisoners or committed persons ranges from a class 5 felony to a class 3 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-474.1.

Delivery of controlled substance or marijuana to prisoner or committed person: class 5 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-474.1) · Delivery of firearms, ammunition, or explosives to prisoner or committed person: class 3 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-474.1)

Which Virginia statute covers delivery of drugs, firearms, explosives, etc., to prisoners or committed persons?

Delivery of drugs, firearms, explosives, etc., to prisoners or committed persons is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-474.1 (Delivery of drugs, firearms, explosives, etc., to prisoners or committed persons).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.