Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-409 — Resisting or obstructing execution of legal process
Virginia § 18.2-409
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 9CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND ORDER
Art. 1RIOT AND UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-409 (2026).
Text
Every person acting jointly or in combination with any other person to resist or obstruct the execution of any legal process shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-254.6; 1968, c. 460; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 18.2-409, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-409.