Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-322 — Expectorating in public places
Virginia § 18.2-322
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 7CRIMES INVOLVING HEALTH AND SAFETY
Art. 8MISCELLANEOUS DANGEROUS CONDUCT
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-322 (2026).
Text
No person shall spit, expectorate, or deposit any sputum, saliva, mucus, or any form of saliva or sputum upon the floor, stairways, or upon any part of any public building or place where the public assemble, or upon the floor of any part of any public conveyance, or upon any sidewalk abutting on any public street, alley or lane of any town or city.
Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 32-69; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
Nearby Sections
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Organized retail theft; penalty§ 18.2-104
Repealed§ 18.2-104.1
Liability upon conviction under § 18.2-103§ 18.2-105
Repealed§ 18.2-105.1
Detention of suspected shoplifter§ 18.2-106
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Virginia § 18.2-322, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-322.