{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-27","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-27","heading":"Attempts to commit misdemeanors; how punished","body":"Every person who attempts to commit an offense which is a misdemeanor shall be punishable by the same punishment prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the attempt.Code 1950, § 18.1-19; 1960, c. 358; 1972, c. 52; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 3. INCHOATE OFFENSES","Article 2. ATTEMPTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-27/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"459ed2c0fdacd102f705664524e1fc29c08ce1171f05db4231d9a5e53ba4d57f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-26","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}