Code of Virginia
Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally
Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally
10/1/2023
Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally (2023 Updates)
- Chapter 4. Crimes Against the Person
- Article 2.1. Crimes by Gangs
- § 18.2-46.1
- Definitions
- § 18.2-46.2
- Prohibited criminal street gang participation; penalty
- § 18.2-46.3:1
- Third or subsequent conviction of criminal street gang crimes
- § 18.2-46.3:3
- Enhanced punishment for gang activity taking place in a gang-free zone; penalties
- Article 2.2. Terrorism Offenses
- § 18.2-46.4
- Definitions
- § 18.2-46.6
- Possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited; penalty
- Article 3. Kidnapping and Related Offenses
- § 18.2-47
- Abduction and kidnapping defined; punishment
- Article 4. Assaults and Bodily Woundings
- § 18.2-51.6
- Strangulation or suffocation of another; penalty
- § 18.2-57
- Assault and battery; penalty
- Article 6. Extortion and Other Threats
- § 18.2-59.1
- Sexual extortion; penalty
- § 18.2-60
- Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family; threats of death or bodily injury to persons on school property; threats of death or bodily injury to health care providers; penalty
- Article 7. Criminal Sexual Assault
- § 18.2-61.1
- Testing of certain persons for sexually transmitted infections
- Chapter 5. Crimes Against Property
- Article 3. Larceny and Receiving Stolen Goods
- § 18.2-103.1
- Organized retail theft; penalty
- Article 5. Trespass to Realty
- § 18.2-121.3
- Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; penalty
- § 18.2-130.1
- Peeping or spying into dwelling or occupied building by electronic device or unmanned aircraft system; penalty
- Article 7. Damage to and Tampering with Property
- § 18.2-146
- Breaking, injuring, defacing, destroying, or preventing the operation of vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel; penalties
- § 18.2-146.1
- Unlawful purchase or sale of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle; penalty
- Article 8. Offenses Relating to Railroads and Other Utilities
- § 18.2-160.2
- Trespassing on public transportation; penalty
- Chapter 6. Crimes Involving Fraud
- Article 3. False Pretenses
- § 18.2-178.1
- Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults; penalty
- Article 10. Cigarette Delivery Sale Requirements
- § 18.2-246.6
- Definitions
- Chapter 7. Crimes Involving Health and Safety
- Article 1. Drugs
- § 18.2-247
- Use of terms "controlled substances," "marijuana," "Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI," "imitation controlled substance," and "counterfeit controlled substance" in Title 18.2
- § 18.2-251.1:1
- (Effective until January 1, 2024) Possession or distribution of cannabis oil; public schools
- § 18.2-251.1:1
- (Effective January 1, 2024) Possession or distribution of cannabis oil; public schools
- § 18.2-251.1:2
- (Effective until January 1, 2024) Possession or distribution of cannabis oil; nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; hospice and hospice facilities; assisted living facilities
- § 18.2-251.1:2
- (Effective January 1, 2024) Possession or distribution of cannabis oil; nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; hospice and hospice facilities; assisted living facilities
- § 18.2-251.1:3
- Possession or distribution of cannabis oil, or industrial hemp; laboratories; Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of Law employees
- Article 2. Driving Motor Vehicle, Etc., While Intoxicated
- § 18.2-271.1
- Probation, education, and rehabilitation of person charged or convicted; person convicted under law of another state or federal law
- Article 6.1. Concealed Weapons and Concealed Handgun Permits
- § 18.2-308
- Carrying concealed weapons; exceptions; penalty
- § 18.2-308.02
- Application for a concealed handgun permit; Virginia resident or domiciliary
- Article 7. Other Illegal Weapons
- § 18.2-308.2:2
- Criminal history record information check required for the transfer of certain firearms
- Article 6.1. Concealed Weapons and Concealed Handgun Permits
- § 18.2-308.06
- Nonresident concealed handgun permits
- § 18.2-308.07
- Entry of information into the Virginia Criminal Information Network
- Chapter 8. Crimes Involving Morals and Decency
- Article 1. Gambling
- § 18.2-325
- Definitions
- § 18.2-334.6
- Exemptions to article; amusement devices
- Article 1.1:1. Charitable Gaming
- § 18.2-340.16
- Definitions
- § 18.2-340.23
- Organizations exempt from certain fees and reports
- § 18.2-340.24:1
- Registration requirements; certain organizations
- § 18.2-340.25
- Permit required; application fee; form of application
- § 18.2-340.25:2
- Temporary permits authorized; limitations
- § 18.2-340.26:1
- Sale of instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards
- § 18.2-340.26:2
- Sale of instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards dispensed by mechanical equipment
- § 18.2-340.28
- Conduct of instant bingo, network bingo, pull tabs, and seal cards
- § 18.2-340.30
- Reports of gross receipts, electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts, and disbursements required; form of reports; failure to file
- § 18.2-340.36
- Suspension of permit and registration
- Article 3. Commercial Sex Trafficking, Prostitution, Etc
- § 18.2-356.1
- Purchasing or selling of minors; exceptions; penalties
- Article 4. Family Offenses; Crimes Against Children, Etc
- § 18.2-371.1
- Abuse and neglect of children; penalty; abandoned infant
- § 18.2-371.2
- Prohibiting purchase or possession of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and hemp products intended for smoking by a person under 21 years of age or sale of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and hemp products intended for smoking to persons under 21 years of age; civil penalties
- Chapter 9. Crimes Against Peace and Order
- Article 6. Unlawful Use of Telephones
- § 18.2-429
- Causing a telephone, digital pager, or other device to ring or signal with intent to annoy; emergency communications; penalties
- Chapter 10. Crimes Against the Administration of Justice
- Article 6. Interference with Administration of Justice
- § 18.2-461.1
- False emergency communication to emergency personnel; penalties
- Chapter 12. Miscellaneous
- Article 1. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Containers
- § 18.2-493
- Definitions
- § 18.2-494
- Unlawful use of, filling or refilling, or trafficking in containers
- § 18.2-495
- Presumptive evidence
- Chapter 13. Virginia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act
- § 18.2-513
- Definitions
- § 18.2-514
- Racketeering offenses