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Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-96 — Penalty for noncompliance with preceding section

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 2: Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, Code of Virginia.

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Penalty for noncompliance with preceding section

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-96

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. § 19.2-96Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any officer who shall deliver to the agent for extradition of the demanding state a person in his custody under the Governor's warrant in willful disobedience to the last preceding section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Is penalty for noncompliance with preceding section a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Penalty for noncompliance with preceding section is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-96.

Which Virginia statute covers penalty for noncompliance with preceding section?

Penalty for noncompliance with preceding section is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-96 (Penalty for noncompliance with preceding section).

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