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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-50 — Disclosure of information and assistance to law-enforcement officers required

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 3: Kidnapping and Related Offenses, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-50

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. § 18.2-50Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Whenever it is brought to the attention of the members of the immediate family of any person that such person has been abducted, or that threats or attempts have been made to abduct any such person, such members shall make immediate report thereof to the police or other law-enforcement officers of the county, city or town where such person resides, and shall render all such possible assistance to such officers in the capture and conviction of the person or persons guilty of the alleged offense. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Questions this section answers

Is disclosure of information and assistance to law-enforcement officers required a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Disclosure of information and assistance to law-enforcement officers required is a class 2 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-50.

Which Virginia statute covers disclosure of information and assistance to law-enforcement officers required?

Disclosure of information and assistance to law-enforcement officers required is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-50 (Disclosure of information and assistance to law-enforcement officers required).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.