{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-263","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 22.1-263","heading":"Violation constitutes misdemeanor","body":"Any person violating the provisions of either § 22.1-254, except for clause (ii) of subsection A, §§ 22.1-255, 22.1-258, 22.1-267, or the parental responsibility provisions relating to compulsory school attendance included in § 22.1-279.3, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Upon a finding that a person knowingly and willfully violated any provision of § 22.1-254, except for clause (ii) of subsection A, or any provision of §§ 22.1-255, 22.1-258, or § 22.1-267 and that such person has been convicted previously of a violation of any provision of § 22.1-254, except for clause (ii) of subsection A, or any provision of §§ 22.1-255, 22.1-258 or § 22.1-267, such person shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 22-275.5; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 72; 1976, c. 283; 1980, c. 559; 1990, c. 797; 1991, c. 295; 1996, cc. 891, 964; 1999, cc. 488, 526, 552; 2004, c. 573.","path":["Title 22.1. EDUCATION","Chapter 14. PUPILS","Article 1. COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-263/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:54Z","sha256":"7f2f063d3f3a3dad2aa5846d870342f9cb0b635b47636ff41157dc0c0c0615d8","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-262","next":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-264"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}