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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.5 — Committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 2.2: Terrorism Offenses, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.5

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. § 18.2-46.5Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A. Any person who commits or conspires to commit, or aids and abets the commission of an act of terrorism, as defined in § 18.2-46.4 , is guilty of a Class 2 felony if the base offense of such act of terrorism may be punished by life imprisonment, or a term of imprisonment of not less than twenty years. B. Any person who commits, conspires to commit, or aids and abets the commission of an act of terrorism, as defined in § 18.2-46.4 , is guilty of a Class 3 felony if the maximum penalty for the base offense of such act of terrorism is a term of imprisonment or incarceration in jail of less than twenty years. C. Any person who solicits, invites, recruits, encourages, or otherwise causes or attempts to cause another to participate in an act or acts of terrorism, as defined in § 18.2-46.4 , is guilty of a Class 4 felony. D. Any person who knowingly provides any material support (i) to an individual or organization whose primary objective is to commit an act of terrorism and (ii) does so with the intent to further such individual's or organization's objective is guilty of a Class 3 felony. If the death of any person results from providing any material support, then the person who provided such material support is guilty of a Class 2 felony.

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Is committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited ranges from a class 4 felony to a class 2 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.5.

Act of terrorism — base offense punishable by life or 20+ years: class 2 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.5A) · Act of terrorism — base offense punishable by less than 20 years: class 3 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.5B) · Solicitation, recruitment, or encouragement to commit terrorism: class 4 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.5C) · Providing material support to a terrorist individual or organization: class 3 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.5D) · Providing material support resulting in death: class 2 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.5D)

Which Virginia statute covers committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited?

Committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-46.5 (Committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited; penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.