Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-158 — Driving, etc., animal on track to recover damages
Virginia § 18.2-158
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. § 18.2-158 (2026).
Text
If any person, with a view to the recovery of damages against a railroad company, willfully ride, drive, or lead any animal, or otherwise contrive for any animal to go, on the railroad track of such company, and such animal is by reason thereof killed or injured, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-154; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Virginia § 18.2-158, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-158.