{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-16","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-16","heading":"How common-law offenses punished","body":"A common-law offense, for which punishment is prescribed by statute, shall be punished only in the mode so prescribed.Code 1950, § 18.1-8; 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/18.2-16/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"9acd17413704ab9f60d220667ed177ff2a4c45a88af059c475e67042d7354f72","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-15","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}