Virginia § 18.2-474 - Delivery of articles to prisoners or committed person
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 18.2-474 — Delivery of articles to prisoners or committed person, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18.2-474. Delivery of articles to prisoners or committed person
No person shall willfully in any manner deliver, or attempt to deliver, to any prisoner confined under authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or of any political subdivision thereof, or to any person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center, any article of any nature whatsoever, without first securing the permission of the person in whose charge such prisoner or committed person is, and who may in his discretion grant or refuse permission. Any person violating this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal or amend § 18.2-473.
Code 1950, § 18.1-285; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2013, cc. 707, 782.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18.2-474 ("Delivery of articles to prisoners or committed person") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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