Every person who attempts to commit an offense which is a misdemeanor shall be punishable by the same punishment prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the attempt.
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-27
Attempts to commit misdemeanors; how punished
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 316 F. Supp. 2d 355 - United States v. Cuong Gia Le (2004)
Most recently applied in 58 Va. App. 741 - Pitts v. Commonwealth (October 2011)
Code 1950, § 18.1-19; 1960, c. 358; 1972, c. 52; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.