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§ 18.2-488 — Mutilating, defacing, etc

Virginia § 18.2-488
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 11OFFENSES AGAINST THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Art. 2UNIFORM FLAG ACT

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-488 (2026).

Text

No person shall publicly burn with contempt, mutilate, deface, defile, trample upon, or wear with intent to defile any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield.

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Legislative History

Code 1950, § 18.1-425; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 349; 1975, cc. 14, 15, 493.

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