Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-156 — Taking or removing waste or packing from journal boxes
Virginia § 18.2-156
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 5CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Art. 8OFFENSES RELATING TO RAILROADS AND OTHER UTILITIES
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-156 (2026).
Text
If any person shall willfully and maliciously take or remove the waste or packing from any journal box of any locomotive, engine, tender, carriage, coach, car, caboose or truck used or operated upon any railroad, whether the same be operated by steam or electricity, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-151; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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