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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 608 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 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 1982, chapter 490; in 2011, chapters 384<\/a> and 410<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 707<\/a> and 782<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 674<\/a> and 719<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80246,"section_number":"17.1-805","catch_line":"Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-805\/"},{"id":54247,"section_number":"18.2-474.2","catch_line":"Bribery in correctional facilities; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-474.2\/"},{"id":79626,"section_number":"19.2-386.22","catch_line":"Seizure of property used in connection with or derived from illegal drug transactions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.22\/"},{"id":61280,"section_number":"19.2-392.02","catch_line":"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.02\/"},{"id":62476,"section_number":"19.2-81.1","catch_line":"Arrest without warrant by correctional officers in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-81.1\/"},{"id":56919,"section_number":"54.1-2523","catch_line":"Confidentiality of data; disclosure of information; discretionary authority of Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2523\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86161,"section_number":"18.2-473","catch_line":"Persons aiding escape of prisoner or child","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-473\/"},{"id":81881,"section_number":"18.2-474","catch_line":"Delivery of articles to prisoners or committed person","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-474\/"},{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":164449,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78113,"identifier":"18.2-474.1","token":"18.2\/10\/7\/18.2-474.1","url":"\/18.2-474.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-474.1\/","token":"18.2\/10\/7\/18.2-474.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Delivery of drugs, firearms, explosives, etc., to prisoners or committed persons","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-474.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 18.2-474<\/a>, any person who shall willfully in any manner deliver, attempt to deliver, or conspire with another to deliver to any prisoner confined under authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or of any political subdivision thereof, or to any person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center, any drug which is a controlled substance regulated by the Drug Control Act in Chapter 34 (\u00a7 54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.) of Title 54.1 or marijuana is guilty of a Class 5 felony<\/span>. Any person who shall willfully in any manner so deliver or attempt to deliver or conspire to deliver to any such prisoner or confined or committed person, firearms, ammunitions, or explosives of any nature is guilty of a Class 3 felony<\/span>.\n\t\tNothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal or amend<\/span> \u00a7 18.2-473<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDELIVERY OF DRUGS, FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, ETC., TO PRISONERS OR COMMITTED PERSONS\n(\u00a7 18.2-474.1)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 18.2-474, any person who shall willfully in\nany manner deliver, attempt to deliver, or conspire with another to deliver to\nany prisoner confined under authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or of any\npolitical subdivision thereof, or to any person committed to the Department of\nJuvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center, any drug which is a\ncontrolled substance regulated by the Drug Control Act in Chapter 34 (\u00a7\n54.1-3400 et seq.) of Title 54.1 or marijuana is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Any\nperson who shall willfully in any manner so deliver or attempt to deliver or\nconspire to deliver to any such prisoner or confined or committed person,\nfirearms, ammunitions, or explosives of any nature is guilty of a Class 3\nfelony.\n\t\tNothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal or amend \u00a7 18.2-473.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 608; 1982, c. 490; 2011, cc. 384, 410; 2013, cc. 707, 782;\n2014, cc. 674, 719.","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}}