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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-58 — Robbery; penalties
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 5: Robbery, Code of Virginia.
Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-58
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.
A. For the purposes of this section, "serious bodily injury" means the same as that term is defined in § 18.2-51.4 .
B. Any person who commits robbery is guilty of a felony and shall be punished as follows:
1. Any person who commits robbery and causes serious bodily injury to or the death of any other person is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
2. Any person who commits robbery by using or displaying a firearm, as defined in § 18.2-308.2:2 , in a threatening manner is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
3. Any person who commits robbery by using physical force not resulting in serious bodily injury or by using or displaying a deadly weapon other than a firearm in a threatening manner is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
4. Any person who commits robbery by using threat or intimidation or any other means not involving a deadly weapon is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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