{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-12","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-12","heading":"Same; where no punishment or maximum punishment prescribed","body":"A misdemeanor for which no punishment or no maximum punishment is prescribed by statute shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-9; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 1. IN GENERAL","Article 3. CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PUNISHMENT THEREFOR"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-12/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"65bae0dcaee8b07496bf2c4ea7f31b8900ca6591e2225a1038d3cff4308fc4d6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-11","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-12.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}