{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-44","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-44","heading":"Civil liability for lynching","body":"No provisions of this article shall be construed to relieve any member of a mob from civil liability to the personal representative of the victim of a lynching.Code 1950, § 18.1-33; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","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/18.2-44/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"60f4722015261001da649ee0daade69041f4fb10f9dd00aad7eafc58c1cc4422","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-43","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}