CODE OF VIRGINIA

PLACE OF PUNISHMENT (§ 18.2-15)

Imprisonment for conviction of a felony shall be by confinement in a state
correctional facility, unless in Class 5 and Class 6 felonies the jury or court
trying the case without a jury fixes the punishment at confinement in jail.
Imprisonment for conviction of a misdemeanor shall be by confinement in jail.

HISTORY: 1975, cc. 14, 15.