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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72949</law_id><section_number>18.2-15</section_number><catch_line>Place of punishment</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">In General</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Classification of Criminal Offenses and Punishment Therefor</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Imprisonment for <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> of a <span class="dictionary">felony</span> shall be by confinement in a state correctional facility, unless in Class 5 and Class 6 felonies the <span class="dictionary">jury</span> or <span class="dictionary">court</span> trying the case without a <span class="dictionary">jury</span> fixes the punishment at confinement in jail. Imprisonment for <span class="dictionary">conviction</span> of a <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> shall be by confinement in jail.</p></section></text><history>1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
