22.1-263 - Violation constitutes misdemeanor. - Virginia Statutes

§ 22.1-263. Violation constitutes misdemeanor.

Any person violating the provisions of either § 22.1-254, except for clause(ii) of subsection A, §§ 22.1-255, 22.1-258, 22.1-267, or the parentalresponsibility provisions relating to compulsory school attendance includedin § 22.1-279.3, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Upon a findingthat a person knowingly and willfully violated any provision of § 22.1-254,except for clause (ii) of subsection A, or any provision of §§ 22.1-255,22.1-258, or § 22.1-267 and that such person has been convicted previously ofa violation of any provision of § 22.1-254, except for clause (ii) ofsubsection A, or any provision of §§ 22.1-255, 22.1-258 or § 22.1-267, suchperson shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, § 22-275.5; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 72; 1976, c. 283; 1980, c. 559;1990, c. 797; 1991, c. 295; 1996, cc. 891, 964; 1999, cc. 488, 526, 552;2004, c. 573.)