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Code of Virginia · § 18.2-423.2 — Displaying noose on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate; penalty

18.2-423.2. Displaying noose on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate; penalty

A. Any person who, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, displays a noose on the private property of another without permission is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

B. Any person who, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, displays a noose on a highway or other public place in a manner having a direct tendency to place another person in reasonable fear or apprehension of death or bodily injury is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

History and annotations

2009, c. 277.

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