{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-286","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-286","heading":"Shooting in or across road or in street","body":"If any person discharges a firearm, crossbow, slingbow, arrowgun, or bow and arrow in or across any road, or within the right-of-way thereof, or in a street of any city or town, he shall, for each offense, be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.The provisions of this section shall not apply to firing ranges or shooting matches maintained, and supervised or approved, by law-enforcement officers and military personnel in performance of their lawful duties.Code 1950, § 33.1-349; 1970, c. 322; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1993, c. 322; 1994, c. 18; 2017, c. 530; 2018, cc. 557, 558.","path":["Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally","Chapter 7. Crimes Involving Health and Safety","Article 4. DANGEROUS USE OF FIREARMS OR OTHER WEAPONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-286/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"b1b48b9506675f51d2d03eb15d444ae3c0531f4ee805feeb7770bb348d83df73","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-285","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-286.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}