{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-38","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-38","heading":"\"Mob\" defined","body":"Any collection of people, assembled for the purpose and with the intention of committing an assault or a battery upon any person or an act of violence as defined in § 19.2-297.1, without authority of law, shall be deemed a \"mob.\"Code 1950, § 18.1-27; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1999, c. 623.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 4. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON","Article 2. CRIMES BY MOBS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-38/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"c5d8922e9e7706afff0e4891ef0b1bee48bbf660edc8ba9c650e9f75a28fb7d4","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-37.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}