Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-157 — Injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 8: Offenses Relating to Railroads and Other Utilities, Code of Virginia.

Criminal charges under this statute

Injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-157

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. § 18.2-157Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any person who shall willfully or maliciously cut, break down, injure or destroy any fence erected along the line of any railroad for the purpose of fencing the track or depot grounds of such road, or shall break down, injure or destroy any cattle stop along the line of any railroad, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Official sources

Official section text (law.lis.virginia.gov)

Questions this section answers

Is injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad is a class 3 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-157.

Which Virginia statute covers injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad?

Injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-157 (Injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad).

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