{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-477.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-477.2","heading":"Punishment for certain offenses committed within a secure juvenile facility or detention home","body":"It shall be unlawful for a person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center or detained in a secure juvenile facility or detention home to commit any of the offenses enumerated in § 53.1-203. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 6 felony, except that a violation of subdivision 6 of § 53.1-203 is a Class 5 felony.1999, c. 21; 2007, c. 521; 2013, cc. 707, 782.","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/18.2-477.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"dec1e263ef4f23594e61e39c6502d5cadeb7417a8b2df68081bd2291dfe202b6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-477.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-478"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}