Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414 — Injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled

Current through 2026 Regular Session

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

Criminal charges under this statute

Injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414

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. § 18.2-414Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

If any person or persons, unlawfully or riotously assembled, pull down, injure, or destroy, or begin to pull down, injure or destroy any dwelling house or other building, or assist therein, or perpetrate any premeditated injury on the person of another, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

Official sources

Official section text (law.lis.virginia.gov)

Questions this section answers

Is injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414.

Which Virginia statute covers injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled?

Injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414 (Injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled).

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