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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-481

Treason defined; how proved and punished

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Rodriguez v. Doe (2013)

Most recently applied in Rodriguez v. Doe (December 2013)

Code 1950, § 18.1-418; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Treason shall consist only in:

(1) Levying war against the Commonwealth;

(2) Adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort;

(3) Establishing, without authority of the legislature, any government within its limits separate from the existing government;

(4) Holding or executing, in such usurped government, any office, or professing allegiance or fidelity to it; or

(5) Resisting the execution of the laws under color of its authority.

Such treason, if proved by the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or by confession in court, shall be punishable as a Class 2 felony.

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