Entrega de drogas y armas a prisioneros en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si alguien le da drogas o armas a una persona en la cárcel, puede ir a la cárcel también. Es un delito serio y hay diferentes castigos según lo que se entregue.

Es como si estuvieras organizando una fiesta y alguien te pide que le lleves bebidas alcohólicas a un amigo que está en rehabilitación. Hacerlo puede meterte en problemas porque estás ayudando a romper las reglas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan decide enviar marihuana a su amigo Pedro, quien está en un centro de detención juvenil. Si lo atrapan, Juan podría enfrentar serias consecuencias legales, incluso ir a la cárcel por ayudar a Pedro a obtener algo que no debe tener.

Penalidades

Entrega de drogas: delito grave de Clase 5. Entrega de armas: delito grave de Clase 3.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-474.1 - Delivery of drugs, firearms, explosives, etc., to prisoners or committed persons. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 18.2-474 , any person who shall willfully in any manner deliver, attempt to deliver, or conspire with another to deliver to any prisoner confined under authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or of any political subdivision thereof, or to any person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice in any juvenile correctional center, any drug which is a controlled substance regulated by the Drug Control Act in Chapter 34 (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) of Title 54.1 or marijuana is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Any person who shall willfully in any manner so deliver or attempt to deliver or conspire to deliver to any such prisoner or confined or committed person, firearms, ammunitions, or explosives of any nature is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal or amend § 18.2-473 . 1975, c. 608; 1982, c. 490; 2011, cc. 384 , 410 ; 2013, cc. 707 , 782 ; 2014, cc. 674 , 719 . Va. Code § 18.2-474.2 - Bribery in correctional facilities; penalty. A. Any person who receives any pecuniary benefit or other consideration to act in violation of § 18.2-474 or 18.2-474.1 is guilty of bribery, punishable as a Class 4 felony. B. Any law-enforcement officer as defined in § 9.1-101 , jail officer as defined in § 53.1-1 , or correctional officer as defined in § 53.1-1 who violates this section shall be decertified in accordance with § 15.2-1707 , if applicable, and shall be forever ineligible for reemployment as a law-enforcement officer, jail officer, or correctional officer in the Commonwealth. 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 289 .