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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-87.1 — Setting off chemical bombs capable of producing smoke in certain public buildings

Current through 2026 Regular Session

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

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-87.1

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. § 18.2-87.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and intentionally set off or cause to be set off any chemical bomb capable of producing smoke in any building used for public assembly or regularly used by the public including, but not limited to, schools, theaters, stores, office buildings, shopping malls, coliseums and arenas. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Questions this section answers

Is setting off chemical bombs capable of producing smoke in certain public buildings a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Setting off chemical bombs capable of producing smoke in certain public buildings is a class 2 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-87.1.

Which Virginia statute covers setting off chemical bombs capable of producing smoke in certain public buildings?

Setting off chemical bombs capable of producing smoke in certain public buildings is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-87.1 (Setting off chemical bombs capable of producing smoke in certain public buildings).

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