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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-423.01 — Burning object on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 5: Activities Tending to Cause Violence, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-423.01

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. § 18.2-423.01Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A. Any person who, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, burns an object on the private property of another without permission, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. B. Any person who, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, burns an object on a highway or other public place in a manner having a direct tendency to place another person in reasonable fear or apprehension of death or bodily injury is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

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Is burning object on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Burning object on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-423.01.

Which Virginia statute covers burning object on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate?

Burning object on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-423.01 (Burning object on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate; penalty).

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