Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-157 — Injury to fences or cattle stops along line of railroad
Virginia § 18.2-157
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. § 18.2-157 (2026).
Text
Any person who shall willfully or maliciously cut, break down, injure or destroy any fence erected along the line of any railroad for the purpose of fencing the track or depot grounds of such road, or shall break down, injure or destroy any cattle stop along the line of any railroad, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-155; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Virginia § 18.2-157, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-157.