Virginia criminal code — article
Article 1: Riot and Unlawful Assembly
Article 1 of Chapter 9: Crimes Against Peace and Order, Code of Virginia. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Article 1
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-404 — Obstructing free passage of others
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-404.1 — Obstructing reproductive health care facility; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-405 — What constitutes a riot; punishment
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-406 — What constitutes an unlawful assembly; punishment
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-407 — Remaining at place of riot or unlawful assembly after warning to disperse
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-408 — Conspiracy; incitement, etc., to riot
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-409 — Resisting or obstructing execution of legal process
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-410 — Power of Governor to summon law-enforcement agencies, national guard, etc., to execute process or preserve the peace
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-411 — Dispersal of unlawful or riotous assemblies; duties of officers
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-412 — Immunity of officers and others in quelling a riot or unlawful assembly
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-413 — Commission of certain offenses in county, city or town declared by Governor to be in state of riot or insurrection
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414 — Injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414.1 — Obstructing emergency medical services agency personnel in performance of mission; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414.2 — Crossing established police lines, perimeters or barricades
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