{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-8","heading":"Felonies, misdemeanors and traffic infractions defined","body":"Offenses are either felonies or misdemeanors. Such offenses as are punishable with confinement in a state correctional facility are felonies; all other offenses are misdemeanors. Traffic infractions are violations of public order as defined in § 46.2-100 and not deemed to be criminal in nature.Code 1950, § 18.1-6; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1977, c. 585; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.","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/18.2-8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"67b4a6dc2cd9ee6efa495bc5d5203424fc6f69825880ceebd4750c90be5da845","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-7","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}