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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-12.1 — Mandatory minimum punishment; definition
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 3: Classification of Criminal Offenses and Punishment Therefor, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-12.1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
"Mandatory minimum" wherever it appears in this Code means, for purposes of imposing punishment upon a person convicted of a crime, that the court shall impose the entire term of confinement, the full amount of the fine and the complete requirement of community service prescribed by law. The court shall not suspend in full or in part any punishment described as mandatory minimum punishment.
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