{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-488","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-488","heading":"Mutilating, defacing, etc","body":"No person shall publicly burn with contempt, mutilate, deface, defile, trample upon, or wear with intent to defile any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield.Code 1950, § 18.1-425; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 349; 1975, cc. 14, 15, 493.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 11. OFFENSES AGAINST THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE COMMONWEALTH","Article 2. UNIFORM FLAG ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-488/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"cbaa7f63c1e43bf7d66115f6cf8df1c8f67b720559be371cc34d8131d12ea60a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-487","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-488.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}