§ 18.2-16 How common-law offenses punished
A common-law offense, for which punishment is prescribed by statute, shall be punished only in the mode so prescribed.
History
The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.
Code 1950, § 18.1-8; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.