Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-40 — Lynching deemed murder
Virginia § 18.2-40
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 4CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Art. 2CRIMES BY MOBS
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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-40 (2026).
Text
Every lynching shall be deemed murder. Any and every person composing a mob and any and every accessory thereto, by which any person is lynched, shall be guilty of murder, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Article 1 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) of this chapter.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-29; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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