§ 23-7.4. Escape without force or violence or setting fire to jail.  


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  • Except as provided in Virginia Code § 18.2-479.B, any person lawfully confined in jail or lawfully in the custody of any court, officer of the court, or of any law-enforcement officer for violation of his probation or parole or on a charge or conviction of a misdemeanor, who escapes, other than by force or violence or by setting fire to the jail, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

    (Ord. No. 2885, 6-14-05)

(Ord. No. 2885, 6-14-05)