Virginia criminal code — article
Article 4: Assaults and Bodily Woundings
Article 4 of Chapter 4: Crimes Against the Person, Code of Virginia. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Article 4
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-51 — Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-51.1 — Malicious bodily injury to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel; penalty; lesser-included offense
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-51.2 — Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-51.3 — Prohibition against reckless endangerment of others by throwing objects from places higher than one story; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-51.4 — Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-51.5 — Maiming, etc., of another resulting from operating a watercraft while intoxicated; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-51.6 — Strangulation or suffocation of another; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-51.7 — Female genital mutilation; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-52 — Malicious bodily injury by means of any caustic substance or agent or use of any explosive or fire
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-52.1 — Possession of infectious biological substances or radiological agents; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-52.2 — Animal attack resulting from owner's disregard for human life; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-53 — Shooting, etc., in committing or attempting a felony
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-53.1 — Use or display of firearm in committing felony
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-54 — Conviction of lesser offenses under certain indictments
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-54.1 — Attempts to poison
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-54.2 — Adulteration of food, drink, drugs, cosmetics, etc.; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-55 — Bodily injuries caused by prisoners, state juvenile probationers and state and local adult probationers or adult parolees
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-55.1 — Hazing of youth gang members unlawful; criminal liability
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-56 — Hazing unlawful; civil and criminal liability; duty of school, etc., officials; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-56.1 — Reckless handling of firearms; reckless handling while hunting
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-56.2 — Allowing access to firearms by children; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57 — Assault and battery; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57.01 — Pointing laser at law-enforcement officer unlawful; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57.02 — Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57.1 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57.2 — Assault and battery against a family or household member; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57.3 — Persons charged with first offense of assault and battery against a family or household member may be placed on local community-based probation; conditions; education and treatment programs; costs and fees; violations; discharge
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57.4 — Reporting findings of assault and battery to military family advocacy representatives
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57.5 — Certain matters not to constitute defenses
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