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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-416 — Punishment for using abusive language to another

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 3: Abusive and Insulting Language, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-416

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-416Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

If any person shall, in the presence or hearing of another, curse or abuse such other person, or use any violent abusive language to such person concerning himself or any of his relations, or otherwise use such language, under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

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