Virginia legal term
Institution of higher education in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Institution of higher education” 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 “Institution of higher education” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Institution of higher education" means any postsecondary school, trade or professional institution, or institution of higher education. (Va. Code Ann. § 9.1-906)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Damaging or destroying research farm product
- Damaging public buildings, etc
- Burning or destroying meeting house, etc
- Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square and the surrounding area, into a building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, etc
- Falsifying or altering and fraudulently using transcripts or diplomas
- Hazing unlawful
- Importation, sale, manufacture, etc., of assault firearms prohibited
- Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances or causing, etc. others to do so prohibited
- Manufacture, sale, etc., or possession of fictitious, facsimile or simulated official license or identification
- Possession, transportation, or purchase of certain firearms by certain persons
- Prohibiting the sale or manufacture of drugs on or near certain properties
Related terms in the same statutes
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