2014 Virginia Code
Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally
§ 18.2-19. How accessories after the fact punished; certain exceptions
Every accessory after the fact is guilty of (i) a Class 6 felony in the case of a homicide offense that is punishable by death or as a Class 2 felony or (ii) a Class 1 misdemeanor in the case of any other felony. However, no person in the relation of husband or wife, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, brother or sister, by consanguinity or affinity, or servant to the offender, who, after the commission of a felony, shall aid or assist a principal felon or accessory before the fact to avoid or escape from prosecution or punishment, shall be deemed an accessory after the fact.
Code 1950, ยงยง 18.1-11, 18.1-12; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2014, c. 668.
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