Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-42

Assault or battery by mob

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hamilton v. Com. (2010)

Most recently applied in Hamilton v. Com. (January 2010)

Code 1950, § 18.1-31; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Any and every person composing a mob which shall commit a simple assault or battery shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.