{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-483","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-483","heading":"Attempting, or instigating others, to establish usurped government","body":"If any person attempt to establish any such usurped government and commit any overt act therefor or by writing or speaking endeavor to instigate others to establish such government, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 18.1-420; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 11. OFFENSES AGAINST THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE COMMONWEALTH","Article 1. TREASON AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-483/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"b141778dd8d90310cd0dc533b6ddeabcf74df4354aedac0cbef5bce87ed17fad","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-482","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-484"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}