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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 14 and 15 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1990, chapter 788; in 2000, chapter 770<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84974,"section_number":"27-100","catch_line":"Violation a misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-100\/"},{"id":56620,"section_number":"46.2-113","catch_line":"Violations of this title; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-113\/"},{"id":84788,"section_number":"57-39.25","catch_line":"Violation a misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-39.25\/"},{"id":72568,"section_number":"59.1-201","catch_line":"Civil investigative orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-201\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86551,"section_number":"18.2-370.2","catch_line":"Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-370.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":164181,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87024,"identifier":"18.2-11","token":"18.2\/1\/3\/18.2-11","url":"\/18.2-11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-11\/","token":"18.2\/1\/3\/18.2-11","dublin_core":{"Title":"Punishment for conviction of misdemeanor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-11","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The authorized punishments for conviction<\/span> of a misdemeanor<\/span> are:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> For Class 1 misdemeanors<\/span>, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> For Class 2 misdemeanors<\/span>, confinement in jail for not more than six months and a fine of not more than $1,000, either or both. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> For Class 3 misdemeanors<\/span>, a fine of not more than $500. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> For Class 4 misdemeanors<\/span>, a fine of not more than $250.\n\t\t\tFor a misdemeanor<\/span> offense<\/span> prohibiting proximity to children as described in subsection A of § 18.2-370.2<\/a>, the sentencing court<\/span> is authorized to impose the punishment set forth in subsection B of that section in addition to any other penalty<\/span> provided by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUNISHMENT FOR CONVICTION OF MISDEMEANOR (\u00a7 18.2-11)\n\nThe authorized punishments for conviction of a misdemeanor are:\n\na. For Class 1 misdemeanors, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months\nand a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both.\n\nb. For Class 2 misdemeanors, confinement in jail for not more than six months\nand a fine of not more than $1,000, either or both.\n\nc. For Class 3 misdemeanors, a fine of not more than $500.\n\nd. For Class 4 misdemeanors, a fine of not more than $250.\n\t\t\tFor a misdemeanor offense prohibiting proximity to children as described in\nsubsection A of § 18.2-370.2, the sentencing court is authorized to impose\nthe punishment set forth in subsection B of that section in addition to any\nother penalty provided by law.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1990, c. 788; 2000, c. 770.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}