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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-84 — Causing, inciting, etc., commission of act proscribed by § 18.2-83

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 1: Arson and Related Crimes, Code of Virginia.

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Causing, inciting, etc., commission of act proscribed by § 18.2-83

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-84

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. § 18.2-84Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any person fifteen years of age or over, including the parent of any child, who shall cause, encourage, incite, entice or solicit any person, including a child, to commit any act proscribed by the provisions of § 18.2-83 , shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.

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Is causing, inciting, etc., commission of act proscribed by § 18.2-83 a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Causing, inciting, etc., commission of act proscribed by § 18.2-83 is a class 5 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-84.

Which Virginia statute covers causing, inciting, etc., commission of act proscribed by § 18.2-83?

Causing, inciting, etc., commission of act proscribed by § 18.2-83 is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-84 (Causing, inciting, etc., commission of act proscribed by § 18.2-83).

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