Code of Virginia - Title 18.2 Crimes And Offenses Generally - Chapter 9 Crimes Against Peace And Order
- 18.2-404 Obstructing free passage of others
Any person or persons who in any public place or on any private property open to the public unreasonably or unnecessarily obstructs the free passage ...
- 18.2-405 What constitutes a riot; punishment
Any unlawful use, by three or more persons acting together, of force or violence which seriously jeopardizes the public safety, peace or order is riot. ...
- 18.2-406 What constitutes an unlawful assembly; punishment
Whenever three or more persons assembled share the common intent to advance some lawful or unlawful purpose by the commission of an act or acts ...
- 18.2-407 Remaining at place of riot or unlawful assembly after warning to disperse
Every person, except the owner or lessee of the premises, his family and nonrioting guests, and public officers and persons assisting them, who remains at ...
- 18.2-408 Conspiracy; incitement, etc., to riot
Any person who conspires with others to cause or produce a riot, or directs, incites, or solicits other persons who participate in a riot to ...
- 18.2-409 Resisting or obstructing execution of legal process
Every person acting jointly or in combination with any other person to resist or obstruct the execution of any legal process shall be guilty of ...
- 18.2-410 Power of Governor to summon law-enforcement agencies, national guard, etc., to execute process or p...
If it appears to the Governor that the power of the locality is not sufficient to enable the sheriff or other officer to execute process ...
- 18.2-411 Dispersal of unlawful or riotous assemblies; duties of officers
When any number of persons, whether armed or not, are unlawfully or riotously assembled, the sheriff of the county and his deputies, the police officials ...
- 18.2-412 Immunity of officers and others in quelling a riot or unlawful assembly
No liability, criminal or civil, shall be imposed upon any person authorized to disperse or assist in dispersing a riot or unlawful assembly for any ...
- 18.2-413 Commission of certain offenses in county, city or town declared by Governor to be in state of riot ...
Any person, who after the publication of a proclamation by the Governor, or who after lawful notice to disperse and retire, resists or aids in ...
- 18.2-414 Injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled
If any person or persons, unlawfully or riotously assembled, pull down, injure, or destroy, or begin to pull down, injure or destroy any dwelling house ...
- 18.2-414.1 Obstructing members of rescue squad in performance of mission; penalty
Any person or persons who unreasonably or unnecessarily obstruct a member or members of a rescue squad, whether governmental, private or volunteer, in the performance ...
- 18.2-414.2 Crossing established police lines, perimeters or barricades
It shall be unlawful for any person to cross or remain within police lines or barricades which have been established pursuant to § 15.2-1714 without ...
- 18.2-415 Disorderly conduct in public places
A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if, with the intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof, he: ...
- 18.2-416 Punishment for using abusive language to another
If any person shall, in the presence or hearing of another, curse or abuse such other person, or use any violent abusive language to such ...
- 18.2-417 Slander and libel
Any person who shall falsely utter and speak, or falsely write and publish, of and concerning any female of chaste character, any words derogatory of ...
- 18.2-418 Declaration of policy
It is hereby declared that the protection and preservation of the home is the keystone of democratic government; that the public health and welfare and ...
- 18.2-419 Picketing or disrupting tranquility of home
Any person who shall engage in picketing before or about the residence or dwelling place of any individual, or who shall assemble with another person ...
- 18.2-420 "Clandestine organization" defined
"Clandestine organization" means: any organization (1) which conceals, or attempts to conceal, its name, activities or membership, or the names, activities or membership of any ...
- 18.2-421 Information to be filed by clandestine organization with State Corporation Commission
Every existing membership corporation and every existing unincorporated association which is a clandestine organization as defined in § 18.2-420, shall file with the clerk of ...
- 18.2-422 Prohibition of wearing of masks in certain places; exceptions
It shall be unlawful for any person over sixteen years of age while wearing any mask, hood or other device whereby a substantial portion of ...
- 18.2-423 Burning cross on property of another or public place with intent to intimidate; penalty; prima faci...
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, to burn, or cause to ...
- 18.2-423.01 Burning object on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate...
A. Any person who, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, burns an object on the private property of another without ...
- 18.2-423.1 Placing swastika on certain property with intent to intimidate; penalty; prima facie evidence of in...
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, with the intent of intimidating another person or group of persons, to place or cause to ...
- 18.2-424 , 18.2-425
Repealed by Acts 2007, c. 467, cl. 2. ...
- 18.2-425.1 Certain solicitation calls prohibited; penalties
A. Any person who uses recorded solicitation calls for initial sales contacts shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. B. Any person who uses ...
- 18.2-426 "Emergency call" and "emergency personnel" defined
As used in this article: "Emergency call" means a call to report a fire or summon police, or for medical aid or ambulance service, in ...
- 18.2-427 Use of profane, threatening or indecent language over public airways
If any person shall use obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or make any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threaten ...
- 18.2-428 Giving certain false information to another by telephone
If any person maliciously advises or informs another over any telephone in this Commonwealth of the death of, accident to, injury to, illness of, or ...
- 18.2-429 Causing telephone to ring with intent to annoy
Any person who, with or without intent to communicate but with intent to annoy any other person, causes any telephone or digital pager, not his ...
- 18.2-430 Venue for offenses under this article
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article may be prosecuted either in the county or city from which he called or in ...
- 18.2-431 Duty of telephone companies; notices in directories
(1) It shall be the duty, on pain of contempt of court, of each telephone company in this Commonwealth to furnish immediately in response to ...
- 18.2-431.1 Illegal conveyance or possession of cellular telephone by prisoner; penalty
A. It shall be unlawful for any person without authorization to provide or cause to be provided a cellular telephone to an incarcerated prisoner. B. ...
- 18.2-432 , 18.2-433
Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 462. ...
- 18.2-433.1 Definitions
As used in this article: "Civil disorder" means any public disturbance within the United States or any territorial possessions thereof involving acts of violence by ...
- 18.2-433.2 Paramilitary activity prohibited
A person shall be guilty of unlawful paramilitary activity, punishable as a Class 5 felony if he: 1. Teaches or demonstrates to any other person ...
- 18.2-433.3 Exceptions
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to apply to: 1. Any act of a law-enforcement officer performed in the otherwise lawful performance of ...
Last modified: April 3, 2009