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§ 55.1-2306 Penalties

Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 55.1-2302 through 55.1-2305 is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. At the discretion of the court, any imprisonment may run concurrently with imprisonment imposed by any court for violation of any law similar to the provisions of this chapter.

History

This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 510 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. Unfortunately, the 1978 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1979, chapter 243; in 1996, chapter 372; in 2019, chapter 712.

1978, c. 510, § 55-347; 1979, c. 243; 1996, c. 372; 2019, c. 712.

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