Code of Virginia - Title 18.2 Crimes And Offenses Generally - Chapter 11 Offenses Against The Sovereignty Of The Commonwealth

18.2-481 Treason defined; how proved and punished
Treason shall consist only in: (1) Levying war against the Commonwealth; (2) Adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort; (3) Establishing, without authority ...

18.2-482 Misprision of treason
If any person knowing of such treason shall not, as soon as may be, give information thereof to the Governor, or some conservator of the ...

18.2-483 Attempting, or instigating others, to establish usurped government
If any person attempt to establish any such usurped government and commit any overt act therefor or by writing or speaking endeavor to instigate others ...

18.2-484 Advocacy of change in government by force, violence or other unlawful means
It shall be unlawful for any person, group, or organization to advocate any change, by force, violence, or other unlawful means in the government of ...

18.2-485 Conspiring to incite one race to insurrection against another race
If any person conspire with another to incite the population of one race to acts of violence and war against the population of another race, ...

18.2-486 Definition of flag, standard, etc
The words flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, as used in this article, shall include any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, or copy, picture ...

18.2-487 Exhibition or display
No person shall, in any manner, for exhibition or display: (1) Place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing or ...

18.2-488 Mutilating, defacing, etc
No person shall publicly burn with contempt, mutilate, deface, defile, trample upon, or wear with intent to defile any such flag, standard, color, ensign or ...

18.2-489 To what article applies
This article shall not apply to any act permitted by the statutes of the United States or by the laws of this Commonwealth, or by ...

18.2-490 Penalty
Any violation of this article shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. (Code 1950, § 18.1-427; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 349; 1975, cc. ...

18.2-491 Construction
This article shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose, and to make uniform the laws of the states which enact it. (Code ...

18.2-492 Short title
This article may be cited as the Uniform Flag Act. (Code 1950, § 18.1-429; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.) ...