{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-55.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-55.1","heading":"Hazing of youth gang members unlawful; criminal liability","body":"It shall be unlawful to cause bodily injury by hazing (i) any member of a criminal street gang as defined in § 18.2-46.1, or (ii) a person seeking to become a member of a youth gang or criminal street gang. Any person found guilty of hazing is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.For the purposes of this section, \"hazing\" means to recklessly or intentionally endanger the health or safety of a person or to inflict bodily injury on a person in connection with or for the purpose of initiation, admission into or affiliation with or as a condition for continued membership in a youth gang or criminal street gang regardless of whether the person so endangered or injured participated voluntarily in the relevant activity.2004, c. 850; 2005, c. 843.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 4. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON","Article 4. ASSAULTS AND BODILY WOUNDINGS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-55.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"4c75689e4b6aace2035c98119b2725e71954c43a832c160f5be5e07af84d62b2","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-55","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}