{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-29","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-29","heading":"Criminal solicitation; penalty","body":"Any person who commands, entreats, or otherwise attempts to persuade another person to commit a felony other than murder, shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. Any person age eighteen or older who commands, entreats, or otherwise attempts to persuade another person under age eighteen to commit a felony other than murder, shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony. Any person who commands, entreats, or otherwise attempts to persuade another person to commit a murder is guilty of a felony punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for a term not less than five years or more than forty years.1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, cc. 364, 440; 2002, cc. 615, 635.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 3. INCHOATE OFFENSES","Article 2. ATTEMPTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-29/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"a106d51b4ab68dbff41c49170fd4c2171a831b102658ec6e9b9cc513011b6067","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-28","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}