Felonies, misdemeanors and traffic infractions defined (§ 18.2-8)—Virginia Decoded

Felonies, misdemeanors and traffic infractions defined

Offenses are either felonies or misdemeanors. Such offenses as are punishable with death or confinement in a state correctional facility are felonies; all other offenses are misdemeanors. Traffic infractions are violations of public order as defined in § 46.2-100 and not deemed to be criminal in nature.

History

Code 1950, § 18.1-6; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1977, c. 585.

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Court Decisions

Wright v. Com. (COA, 06/16/87)
. . . Wright was charged are not felonies. See Code § 18.2-8. . . .

Iglesias v. Com. (COA, 09/06/88)
. . . is punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor. Code §§ 18.2-8; 18.2-11; Code § 46.1-1(40). . . .

Sattler v. Com. (COA, 05/16/95)
. . . order and are not deemed criminal in nature. Code § 18.2-8. However, Code § 46.2-937 provides that . . .

Turner v. Com. (COA, 08/27/02)
. . . definition" of a felony consistent with Code §§ 18.2-8, -9 and 10. In response, defendant argued . . .

. . . David Lytle Jeanette Lytle Joan Maguire v. Charles D. . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 02/16/01)
. . . to be criminal in nature." Va. Code Ann. S 18.2-8 (Michie's 1996 & Supp. 2000). . . .

Preston v. Com. (SCV, 01/13/11)
. . . conviction for grand larceny, a felony. See Code §§ 18.2-8 and -95. In Waller v. Commonwealth, 278 . . .

Foster v. Com. (COA, 12/21/04)
. . . imposed for any offense determines its grade. Code § 18.2-8. Offenses punishable by death or . . .

Falwell v. City of Lynchburg, Virginia (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 02/08/02)
. . . Nevertheless, they contend that Va.Code Ann. § 18.2-8[8] provides the Attorney General with the . . .

Lytle v. Griffith (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 02/16/01)
. . . to be criminal in . . .

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