Virginia legal term
Interfere with in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Interfere with” 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 “Interfere with” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Interfere with" means to restrict a person's freedom of movement. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-404.1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Breaking, injuring, defacing, destroying, or preventing the operation of vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel
- Computer trespass
- Entering property of another for purpose of damaging it, etc
- Falsely summoning or giving false reports to law-enforcement officials
- Tampering with or unlawful use of cable television service
- Interference with or obstruction of officer
- Unlawful interference with emergency two-way radio communications
- Unlawful use of, or injury to, television or radio signals and equipment
Related terms in the same statutes
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