Virginia · Code of Virginia — Title 18.2, Crimes and Offenses
Va. Code (Crimes) § 18.2-55: Bodily injuries caused by prisoners, state juvenile probationers and state and local adult probationers or adult parolees
What this law says, in plain English
It is unlawful for confined or supervised persons to knowingly inflict bodily injury on correctional employees, facility workers, or probation/parole officers performing their duties. Violation is a Class 5 felony.
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