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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-410 — Power of Governor to summon law-enforcement agencies, national guard, etc., to execute process or preserve the peace

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: Riot and Unlawful Assembly, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-410

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.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-410Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
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 delivered to him or to suppress riots and to preserve the peace, he may order law-enforcement agencies, national guard, militia or other agencies of the Commonwealth or localities as may be necessary to execute such process and to preserve the peace. All persons so ordered or summoned by the Governor are required to attend and act. Any person who, without lawful cause, refuses or neglects to obey the command, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Is power of Governor to summon law-enforcement agencies, national guard, etc., to execute process or preserve the peace a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Power of Governor to summon law-enforcement agencies, national guard, etc., to execute process or preserve the peace is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-410.

Which Virginia statute covers power of Governor to summon law-enforcement agencies, national guard, etc., to execute process or preserve the peace?

Power of Governor to summon law-enforcement agencies, national guard, etc., to execute process or preserve the peace is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-410 (Power of Governor to summon law-enforcement agencies, national guard, etc., to execute process or preserve the peace).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.