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Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-263 (2026)

Violation constitutes misdemeanor

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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 parental responsibility provisions relating to compulsory school attendance included in § 22.1-279.3, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Upon a finding that 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 of a violation of 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, such person 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1982–2014 · leading case: Guerrero v. Deane, 750 F. Supp. 2d 631 (E.D. Va. 2010).
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Guerrero v. Deane, 750 F. Supp. 2d 631 (E.D. Va. 2010). · cites it 2× “Code § 22.1-263 (“Any person violating the provisions of .”
Grigg v. Commonwealth, 297 S.E.2d 799 (Va. 1982). “7 (now § 22.1-263), which makes a violation of the duty a misdemeanor; section 22-275.”
Blake v. Commonwealth (Va. 2014). · cites it 10× “Facts and Proceedings Maureen Anne Blake was convicted by the Circuit Court of Loudoun County of three counts of a Class 3 misdemeanor under Code § 22.1-263, enforcing Code § 22.1-254, Virginia's compulsory school attendance law, for failing to ensure that her children arrived…”
Maureen Anne Blake v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “Code § 22.1-263 provides that any person violating Code § 22.”
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