Virginia legal term
Individual in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Individual” 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 “Individual” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Individual" means a natural person. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-186.6)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault and battery
- Criminal background check required for employees of a gun dealer to transfer firearms
- Recruitment of persons for criminal street gang
- Adulteration of food, drink, drugs, cosmetics, etc
- Barratry unlawful
- Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, etc
- Committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited
- Eligibility for parole
- Financial exploitation by an agent
- Importation, sale, manufacture, etc., of assault firearms prohibited
- Involuntary manslaughter
- Medical referral for profit
Related terms in the same statutes
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