Virginia legal term
Employed by in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Employed by” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Virginia criminal code.
What does “Employed by” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Employed by" means any person who is employed by, volunteers for, seeks to be employed by, or seeks to volunteer for a qualified entity. (Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-392.02)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault and battery
- Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer
- Carrying weapon in air carrier airport terminal
- Officers, etc., voluntarily allowing person convicted, charged, or adjudicated delinquent of felony to escape
- Officers, etc., willfully and deliberately permitting person convicted of, charged with, or adjudicated delinquent of a nonfelonious offense to escape or willfully refusing to receive person
- Pointing laser at law-enforcement officer unlawful
Related terms in the same statutes
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