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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-475 — Officers, etc., voluntarily allowing person convicted, charged, or adjudicated delinquent of felony to escape; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

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

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-475

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. § 18.2-475Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
If any sheriff, jailer, or other officer, or any guard or other person summoned or employed by any such sheriff, jailer, or other officer, voluntarily allows a prisoner or person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice convicted of, charged with, or adjudicated delinquent of a felony to escape from his custody, he is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

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Is officers, etc., voluntarily allowing person convicted, charged, or adjudicated delinquent of felony to escape a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Officers, etc., voluntarily allowing person convicted, charged, or adjudicated delinquent of felony to escape is a class 4 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-475.

Which Virginia statute covers officers, etc., voluntarily allowing person convicted, charged, or adjudicated delinquent of felony to escape?

Officers, etc., voluntarily allowing person convicted, charged, or adjudicated delinquent of felony to escape is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-475 (Officers, etc., voluntarily allowing person convicted, charged, or adjudicated delinquent of felony to escape; penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.