Source: https://vacode.org/2016/18.2/5/5/18.2-127/
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Injuries to churches, church property, cemeteries, burial grounds, etc.; penalty (§ 18.2-127)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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§ 18.2-127 Injuries to churches, church property, cemeteries, . . .
§ 18.2-127
Injuries to churches, church property, cemeteries, burial grounds, etc.; penalty
1. Destroys, removes, cuts, breaks, or injures any tree, shrub, or plant on any church property or within any cemetery or lot of any memorial or monumental association;
2. Destroys, mutilates, injures, or removes and carries away any flowers, wreaths, vases, or other ornaments placed within any church or on church property, or placed upon or around any grave, tomb, monument, or lot in any cemetery, graveyard, or other place of burial; or
3. Obstructs proper ingress to and egress from any church or any cemetery or lot belonging to any memorial or monumental association.
C. This section shall not apply to any work which is done by the authorities of a church or congregation in the maintenance or improvement of any church property or any burial ground or cemetery belonging to it and under its management or control and which does not injure or result in the removal of a tomb, monument, gravestone, grave marker or vault. For purposes of this section, “church” shall mean any place of worship, and “church property” shall mean any educational building or community center owned or rented by a church.
Code 1950, § 18.1-244; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1982, c. 561; 1983, c. 579; 1990, c. 510; 2004, c. 203.
If you’re reading this for anything important, you should double-check its accuracy—read § 18.2-127 on the official Code of Virginia website.
Hitt v. Com. (COA, 07/13/04)
. . . warehouse, banking house, church as defined in § 18.2-127, or other house, or any ship, vessel or . . .
Phillips v. Com. (COA, 07/13/10)
. . . 18.2-57, 18.2-57.2, 18.2-59, 18.2-83, 18.2-121, 18.2-127, 18.2-128, 18.2-137, 18.2-138, 18.2-146, . . .
United States v. John Foster (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/08/12)
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United States v. John Foster (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/06/12)
§ 18.2-77 Burning or destroying dwelling house, etc