CODE OF VIRGINIA ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT MISDEMEANORS; HOW PUNISHED (§ 18.2-27) 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. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-19; 1960, c. 358; 1972, c. 52; 1975, cc. 14, 15.