Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-156 — Taking or removing waste or packing from journal boxes
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 8: Offenses Relating to Railroads and Other Utilities, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-156
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
If any person shall willfully and maliciously take or remove the waste or packing from any journal box of any locomotive, engine, tender, carriage, coach, car, caboose or truck used or operated upon any railroad, whether the same be operated by steam or electricity, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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Is taking or removing waste or packing from journal boxes a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Taking or removing waste or packing from journal boxes is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-156.
Which Virginia statute covers taking or removing waste or packing from journal boxes?
Taking or removing waste or packing from journal boxes is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-156 (Taking or removing waste or packing from journal boxes).
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