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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 957<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":350267,"section_number":"18.2-11","catch_line":"Punishment for conviction of misdemeanor","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-11\/"},{"id":370810,"section_number":"57-39.22","catch_line":"Certain representations unlawful; perpetual care trust fund required","order_by":null,"url":"\/57-39.22\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1478829,"object_type":"law","relational_id":370813,"identifier":"57-39.25","token":"57\/3\/8\/57-39.25","url":"\/57-39.25\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/57-39.25\/","token":"57\/3\/8\/57-39.25","dublin_core":{"Title":"Violation a misdemeanor","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 57-39.25","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of \u00a7 57-39.22<\/a> of this article. Any such violation shall be deemed a Class 3 misdemeanor<\/span>, and any person convicted of such violation shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 18.2-11<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIOLATION A MISDEMEANOR (\u00a7 57-39.25)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of \u00a7 57-39.22 of\nthis article. Any such violation shall be deemed a Class 3 misdemeanor, and any\nperson convicted of such violation shall be punished in accordance with the\nprovisions of \u00a7 18.2-11.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 957.","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"}}