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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-139 — Injuries to trees, fences or herbage on grounds of Capitol, or in any public square

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 6: Damage to Realty and Personalty Thereon, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-139

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-139Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
If any person: (1) Cut down, pull up, girdle or otherwise injure or destroy any tree growing in the grounds of the Capitol, or in any public square or grounds, without the consent of the Governor, or of the circuit court of the county or city in which such grounds or square is situated; or (2) Willfully and maliciously injure the fences or herbage of the Capitol grounds, or of any such square or grounds, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

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Is injuries to trees, fences or herbage on grounds of Capitol, or in any public square a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Injuries to trees, fences or herbage on grounds of Capitol, or in any public square is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-139.

Which Virginia statute covers injuries to trees, fences or herbage on grounds of Capitol, or in any public square?

Injuries to trees, fences or herbage on grounds of Capitol, or in any public square is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-139 (Injuries to trees, fences or herbage on grounds of Capitol, or in any public square).

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