Virginia legal term
Fire bomb in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Fire bomb” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Fire bomb” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Fire bomb" means any container of a flammable material such as gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, or other chemical compound, having a wick composed of any material or a device or other substance which, if set or ignited, is capable of igniting such flammable material or chemical compound but does not include a similar device commercially manufactured and used solely for the purpose of illumination or cooking. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-85)
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