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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-27 — Attempts to commit misdemeanors; how punished
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 2: Attempts, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-27
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.
Every person who attempts to commit an offense which is a misdemeanor shall be punishable by the same punishment prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the attempt.
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