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Code of Virginia
Title 18.2 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLYChapter 9 - CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND ORDER
Article 5 - ACTIVITIES TENDING TO CAUSE VIOLENCE
Section 18.2-423 - Burning cross on property of another or public place with intent to intimidate; penalty; prima facie evidence of intent

Va. Code § 18.2-423

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Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
Section 18.2-423 - Burning cross on property of another or public place with intent to intimidate; penalty; prima facie evidence of intent

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, to burn, or cause to be burned, a cross on the property of another, a highway or other public place. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

Any such burning of a cross shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to intimidate a person or group of persons.

Va. Code § 18.2-423

Code 1950, §§ 18.1-365 through 18.1-367; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 350; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 337.
Amended by Acts 1983, § c. 337.
Amended by Acts 1975, § cc. 14, 15.
Amended by Acts 1968, § c. 350.
Amended by Acts 1960, § c. 358.