Code of Virginia · § 18.2-480 — Escape, etc., by setting fire to jail
18.2-480. Escape, etc., by setting fire to jail
If any person lawfully imprisoned in jail escape, or attempt to escape therefrom, by setting fire thereto, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
History and annotations
Code 1950, § 18.1-291; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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