Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-416 — Punishment for using abusive language to another
Virginia § 18.2-416
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 9CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND ORDER
Art. 3ABUSIVE AND INSULTING LANGUAGE
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-416 (2026).
Text
If any person shall, in the presence or hearing of another, curse or abuse such other person, or use any violent abusive language to such person concerning himself or any of his relations, or otherwise use such language, under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-255; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
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Virginia § 18.2-416, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-416.