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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 2014, chapter 668<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 900<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66060,"section_number":"18.2-371","catch_line":"Causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent, abused, etc.; penalty; abandoned infant","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-371\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":164709,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72491,"identifier":"18.2-19","token":"18.2\/2\/18.2-19","url":"\/18.2-19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-19\/","token":"18.2\/2\/18.2-19","dublin_core":{"Title":"How accessories after the fact punished; certain exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-19","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every accessory after the fact<\/span> is guilty of (i) a Class 6 felony<\/span> in the case of a homicide<\/span> offense<\/span> that is punishable as a Class 1 or Class 2 felony<\/span> or (ii) a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> in the case of any other felony<\/span>. However, no person in the relation of spouse, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, or sibling, by consanguinity or affinity, or servant to the offender, who, after the commission of a felony<\/span>, aids or assists a principal felon or accessory before the fact<\/span> to avoid or escape from prosecution<\/span> or punishment, shall be deemed an accessory after the fact<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT PUNISHED; CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7 18.2-19)\n\nEvery accessory after the fact is guilty of (i) a Class 6 felony in the case of\na homicide offense that is punishable as a Class 1 or Class 2 felony or (ii) a\nClass 1 misdemeanor in the case of any other felony. However, no person in the\nrelation of spouse, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, or sibling, by\nconsanguinity or affinity, or servant to the offender, who, after the commission\nof a felony, aids or assists a principal felon or accessory before the fact to\navoid or escape from prosecution or punishment, shall be deemed an accessory\nafter the fact.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 18.1-11, 18.1-12; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2014,\nc. 668; 2020, c. 900; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.","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}}