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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-16 (2026)

How common-law offenses punished

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A common-law offense, for which punishment is prescribed by statute, shall be punished only in the mode so prescribed.

Code 1950, § 18.1-8; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1984–2007 · leading case: Wise v. Commonwealth, 641 S.E.2d 134 (Va. Ct. App. 2007).
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Wise v. Commonwealth, 641 S.E.2d 134 (Va. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “In Marttila , the appellant challenged his conviction under Code § 18.2-16, Virginia’s breach of peace statute, which criminalizes “fighting words.”
Ciminelli v. Cablevision, 583 F. Supp. 144 (E.D.N.Y. 1984). “316; Va.Code § 18.2-16,5.1 (1982); and that the great majority of states prohibit the theft of cable television or telecommunications services.”
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