Where a statute in this Code prescribes punishment by stating that the offense is a misdemeanor, or that it is punishable as provided for in § 18.2-12, the offense shall be deemed to be a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-13
Same; by reference
1975, cc. 14, 15.
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