Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414.1 — Obstructing emergency medical services agency personnel in performance of mission; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: Riot and Unlawful Assembly, Code of Virginia.

Criminal charges under this statute

Obstructing emergency medical services agency personnel in performance of mission

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414.1

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. § 18.2-414.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any person who unreasonably or unnecessarily obstructs the delivery of emergency medical services by emergency medical services agency personnel, whether governmental, private, or volunteer, or who fails or refuses to cease such obstruction or move on when requested to do so by emergency medical services personnel going to or at the site at which emergency medical services are required is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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

Questions this section answers

Is obstructing emergency medical services agency personnel in performance of mission a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Obstructing emergency medical services agency personnel in performance of mission is a class 2 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414.1.

Which Virginia statute covers obstructing emergency medical services agency personnel in performance of mission?

Obstructing emergency medical services agency personnel in performance of mission is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-414.1 (Obstructing emergency medical services agency personnel in performance of mission; penalty).

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