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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 407; in 1982, chapter 636.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1466293,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367680,"identifier":"53.1-213","token":"53.1\/8\/53.1-213","url":"\/53.1-213\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/53.1-213\/","token":"53.1\/8\/53.1-213","dublin_core":{"Title":"Escape of person in custody pursuant to detainer","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 53.1-213","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who is in the custody<\/span> of an officer of this Commonwealth pursuant to a detainer issued in accordance with this chapter and who escapes from such custody<\/span> shall be guilty of a felony<\/span> and punished by confinement in a state correctional facility<\/span> for not less than one nor more than five years.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESCAPE OF PERSON IN CUSTODY PURSUANT TO DETAINER (\u00a7 53.1-213)\n\nAny person who is in the custody of an officer of this Commonwealth pursuant to\na detainer issued in accordance with this chapter and who escapes from such\ncustody shall be guilty of a felony and punished by confinement in a state\ncorrectional facility for not less than one nor more than five years.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 53-304.5; 1970, c. 407; 1982, c. 636.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}