Virginia § 8.01-43 Action against parent for damage to public property by minor

Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-43 — Action against parent for damage to public property by minor

Virginia § 8.01-43

Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure

Ch. 3ACTIONS

Art. 3INJURY TO PERSON OR PROPERTY

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-43 (2026).

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The Commonwealth, acting through the officers having charge of the public property involved, or the governing body of a county, city, town, or other political subdivision, or a school board may institute an action and recover from the parents or either of them of any minor living with such parents or either of them for damages suffered by reason of the willful or malicious destruction of, or damage to, public property by such minor. No more than $2,500 may be recovered from such parents or either of them as a result of any incident or occurrence on which such action is based.

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The Commonwealth, acting through the officers having charge of the public property involved, or the governing body of a county, city, town, or other political subdivision, or a school board may institute an action and recover from the parents or either of them of any minor living with such parents or either of them for damages suffered by reason of the willful or malicious destruction of, or damage to, public property by such minor. No more than $2,500 may be recovered from such parents or either of them as a result of any incident or occurrence on which such action is based.