{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-557","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-557","heading":"Unlawful to threaten or hinder surveyor; rights of surveyor; penalty","body":"It is unlawful for any person to threaten, resist, or in any manner interfere with a surveyor in the performance of duties relating to oyster grounds. The surveyor shall have the right to enter upon any person's lands in the performance of his duties.A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 28-119; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-102; 1992, c. 836.","path":["Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS","Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES","Chapter 5. OYSTERS AND CLAMS","Article 4. SURVEYS AND RESURVEYS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-557/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"0acacad8a418f74bad3e03624038f40ffe6d34c8c8c0f11c7cb00e916fde5cac","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-556","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-558"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}