Virginia legal term
Organization in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Organization” 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 “Organization” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Organization" means any one of the following: 1. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-340.16)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Carrying concealed weapons
- Injuring, etc., any property, monument, etc
- Possession of firearm, stun weapon, or other weapon on school property prohibited
- Advocacy of change in government by force, violence or other unlawful means
- Committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited
- Credit card and gift card forgery
- Hazing unlawful
- Illegal use of insignia
- Malicious bodily injury to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel
- Medical referral for profit
- Paramilitary activity prohibited
Related terms in the same statutes
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