{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-452","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-452","heading":"Barratry unlawful","body":"Any person, if an individual, who shall engage in barratry shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; and if a corporation, may be fined not more than $10,000. If the corporation be a foreign corporation, its certificate of authority to transact business in Virginia shall be revoked by the State Corporation Commission.Code 1950, §§ 18.1-389, 18.1-390; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 10. CRIMES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE","Article 4. BARRATRY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-452/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"bc5d331eb026fb45feb551ae98a65e597a808a80c2042d0d689e044f1fa4e2b1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-451","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-453"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}