{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-423","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-423","heading":"Burning cross on property of another or public place with intent to intimidate; penalty; prima facie evidence of intent","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, to burn, or cause to be burned, a cross on the property of another, a highway or other public place. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.Any such burning of a cross shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to intimidate a person or group of persons.Code 1950, §§ 18.1-365 through 18.1-367; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 350; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 337.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 9. CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND ORDER","Article 5. ACTIVITIES TENDING TO CAUSE VIOLENCE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-423/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"8547d161d615c11c0e943430ea258b5d22510c2e04f12728d1231a24ed14b1f2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-422","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-423.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}