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Va. Code § 18.2-38

"Mob" defined

Virginia · Code of Virginia Title 18.2 — Crimes and Offenses Generally · Status: effective

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Va. Code § 18.2-38, "Mob" defined, Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-23, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1375705
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Any collection of people, assembled for the purpose and with the intention of committing an assault or a battery upon any person or an act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1 , without authority of law, shall be deemed a "mob."