{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-477","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-477","heading":"Prisoner escaping from jail; how punished","body":"If any person confined in jail or in custody after conviction of a criminal offense shall escape by force or violence, other than by setting fire thereto, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. The term of confinement under this section shall commence from the expiration of the former sentence.Code 1950, § 18.1-288; 1960, c. 358; 1962, c. 506; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1985, c. 555.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 10. CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE","Article 7. ESCAPE OF, COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND DELIVERIES TO PRISONERS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-477/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"ebf8e0653437770a6e2bf5574747fe29fe1a2c18412d347d44abd77cc2c13be3","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-476","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-477.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}