Virginia Statutes
§ 18.2-52 — Malicious bodily injury by means of any caustic substance or agent or use of any explosive or fire
Virginia § 18.2-52
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY
Ch. 4CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Art. 4ASSAULTS AND BODILY WOUNDINGS
This text of Virginia § 18.2-52 (Malicious bodily injury by means of any caustic substance or agent or use of any explosive or fire) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-52 (2026).
Text
If any person maliciously causes any other person bodily injury by means of any acid, lye or other caustic substance or agent or use of any explosive or fire, he shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by confinement in a state correctional facility for a period of not less than five years nor more than thirty years. If such act is done unlawfully but not maliciously, the offender shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 18.1-67; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15, 604; 1995, c. 439.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 18.2-52, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/18.2/18.2-52.