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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-151.1 — Injuring, destroying, removing, or tampering with firefighting equipment; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 7: Damage to and Tampering with Property, Code of Virginia.

Criminal charges under this statute

Injuring, destroying, removing, or tampering with firefighting equipment

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-151.1

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. § 18.2-151.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any person who injures, destroys, removes, tampers with, or otherwise interferes with the operation of (i) any equipment or apparatus used for fighting fires or for protecting property or human life by a fire company or fire department, as those terms are defined in § 27-6.01 , or (ii) any emergency medical services vehicle, as defined in § 32.1-111.1 , intending to temporarily or permanently prevent the useful operation of such equipment or apparatus is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Questions this section answers

Is injuring, destroying, removing, or tampering with firefighting equipment a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Injuring, destroying, removing, or tampering with firefighting equipment is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-151.1.

Which Virginia statute covers injuring, destroying, removing, or tampering with firefighting equipment?

Injuring, destroying, removing, or tampering with firefighting equipment is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-151.1 (Injuring, destroying, removing, or tampering with firefighting equipment; penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.