Va. Code § 18.2-8

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 18.2-8 - Felonies, misdemeanors and traffic infractions defined

Offenses are either felonies or misdemeanors. Such offenses as are punishable with confinement in a state correctional facility are felonies; all other offenses are misdemeanors. Traffic infractions are violations of public order as defined in § 46.2-100 and not deemed to be criminal in nature.

Va. Code § 18.2-8

Code 1950, § 18.1-6; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1977, c. 585; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 344, 345.

Amended by Acts 2021SP1 c. 345,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by Acts 2021SP1 c. 344,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.