                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIOLATION CONSTITUTES MISDEMEANOR (§ 22.1-263)

Any person violating the provisions of either § 22.1-254, except for clause
(ii) of subsection A, §§ 22.1-255, 22.1-258, 22.1-267, or the parental
responsibility provisions relating to compulsory school attendance included in
§ 22.1-279.3, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Upon a finding that a
person knowingly and willfully violated any provision of § 22.1-254, except for
clause (ii) of subsection A, or any provision of §§ 22.1-255, 22.1-258, or §
22.1-267 and that such person has been convicted previously of a violation of
any provision of § 22.1-254, except for clause (ii) of subsection A, or any
provision of §§ 22.1-255, 22.1-258 or § 22.1-267, such person shall be guilty
of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 22-275.5; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 72; 1976, c. 283; 1980, c.
559; 1990, c. 797; 1991, c. 295; 1996, cc. 891, 964; 1999, cc. 488, 526, 552;
2004, c. 573.