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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-42.1 — Acts of violence by mob

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 2: Crimes by Mobs, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-42.1

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-42.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any and every person composing a mob which commits an act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1 shall be guilty of that act of violence and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in the section of this title which makes that act of violence unlawful.

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