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Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
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TITLE 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally |
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CHAPTER 1. In General |
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ARTICLE 3. Classification of Criminal Offenses and Punishment therefor |
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SECTION 18.2-15. Place of punishment |
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Imprisonment for conviction of a felony shall be by confinement in a state correctional facility, unless in Class 5 and Class 6 felonies the jury or court trying the case without a jury fixes the punishment at confinement in jail. Imprisonment for conviction of a misdemeanor shall be by confinement in jail. 1975, cc. 14, 15. |