CODE OF VIRGINIA

ESCAPE OF PERSON IN CUSTODY PURSUANT TO DETAINER (§ 53.1-213)

Any person who is in the custody of an officer of this Commonwealth pursuant to
a detainer issued in accordance with this chapter and who escapes from such
custody shall be guilty of a felony and punished by confinement in a state
correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five years.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-304.5; 1970, c. 407; 1982, c. 636.