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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-38 — "Mob" defined

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 2: Crimes by Mobs, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-38

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-38Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any collection of people, assembled for the purpose and with the intention of committing an assault or a battery upon any person or an act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1 , without authority of law, shall be deemed a "mob."

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