§ 18.2-477.2 Punishment for certain offenses committed within a secure juvenile facility or detention home
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.
History
This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 21 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. 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 2007, chapter 521; in 2013, chapters 707 and 782.
1999, c. 21; 2007, c. 521; 2013, cc. 707, 782.