202.08 CLASSIFICATION OF MISDEMEANORS.

   (a)   Misdemeanors are classified, for the purposes of punishment and sentencing, into four classes:

         (1)   Class 1 misdemeanor

         (2)   Class 2 misdemeanor

         (3)   Class 3 misdemeanor

         (4)   Class 4 misdemeanor. (Code of Va. Sec. 18.2-9)

   (b)   The authorized punishments for conviction of a misdemeanor are:

         (1)   For Class 1 misdemeanors, confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), either or both;

         (2)   For Class 2 misdemeanors, confinement in jail for not more than six months and a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), either or both;

         (3)   For Class 3 misdemeanors, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00); and

         (4)   For Class 4 misdemeanors, a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). (Code of Va. Sec. 18.2-11)

(Ord. 91-24. Passed 10-15-91.)