{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-15","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-15","heading":"Place of punishment","body":"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.","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/18.2-15/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"18d958264115b2fa6c08ca017ff084a412f0d02579c7962d6867d7fef80746f9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-14","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}