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VA Code § 24.2-1002.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1002.01. Destruction of, or failure to mail or deliver, voter registration application; penalty

If any person (i) agrees to mail or deliver a signed voter registration application to the voter registrar or other appropriate person authorized to receive the application and (ii) intentionally interferes with the applicant's effort to register either by destroying the application or by failing to mail or deliver the application in a timely manner, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The mailing or delivery of an application shall be deemed timely for the purposes of this section if it is mailed or delivered within 10 days of the applicant's signature or in accordance with the provisions of § 24.2-416.4 for processing before the closing of the registration records for the pending election whichever comes first. This section shall not apply to any state or local government employee acting in his official capacity. If any person intentionally solicits multiple registrations from any one person or intentionally falsifies a registration application, he shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.1997, c. 337; 2005, cc. 339, 412; 2013, c. 465.
VA Code § 24.2-1002.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1002.1. Unlawful disclosure or use of social security number or part thereof

Any person who discloses or makes any use of the social security number, or any part thereof, of any applicant for voter registration, except as authorized by law for official use, shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.1996, cc. 72, 73; 2007, c. 318.
VA Code § 24.2-1003 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1003. Campaigning at registration locations

Any person who gives or tenders any campaign materials to, or solicits or attempts to influence the vote of, any person while he is at any registration location as defined in Article 3 (§ 24.2-411 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of this title knowing that such person is there for the purpose of registration, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the distribution of campaign materials outside any building in which a registration activity is being conducted.1984, c. 480, § 24.1-49.01; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015.
VA Code § 24.2-1004 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1004. Illegal voting and registrations

A. Any person who wrongfully deposits a ballot in the ballot container or casts a vote on any voting equipment, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.B. Any person who intentionally (i) votes more than once in the same election, whether those votes are cast in Virginia or in Virginia and any other state or territory of the United States, (ii) procures, assists, or induces another to vote more than once in the same election, whether those votes are cast in Virginia or in Virginia and any other state or territory of the United States, (iii) votes knowing that he is not qualified to vote where and when the vote is to be given, or (iv) procures, assists, or induces another to vote knowing that such person is not qualified to vote where and when the vote is to be given is guilty of a Class 6 felony.C. Any person who intentionally (i) registers to vote at more than one residence address at the same time, whether such registrations are in Virginia or in Virginia and any other state or territory of the United States, or (ii) procures, assists, or induces another to register to vote at more than one address at the same time, whether such registrations are in Virginia or in Virginia and any other state or territory of the United States, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. This subsection shall not apply to any person who, when registering to vote, changing the address at which he is registered, transferring his registration, or assisting another in registering, changing his address, or transferring his registration, provides the information required by § 24.2-418 on the applicant's place of last previous registration to vote.D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a covered voter, as defined in § 24.2-452, from casting in the same election both a state ballot and a write-in absentee ballot that is processed in the manner provided by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. § 20301 et seq.). If both ballots are received prior to the close of the polls on election day, the state ballot shall be counted.Code 1950, §§ 24-450, 24-451; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-268; 1993, c. 641; 2001, c. 636; 2003, c. 1015; 2009, cc. 865, 870, 874; 2012, cc. 652, 667; 2019, cc. 668, 669; 2020, cc. 1149, 1151, 1201.
VA Code § 24.2-1005 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1005. Intimidation of voters; civil cause of action

A. Any person who intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person in giving his vote or ballot or who intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce a voter to deter or prevent him from voting is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.B. In addition to the criminal penalty provided in subsection A, such actions shall also create a cause of action. A voter who is intimidated, threatened, or coerced by another person in violation of subsection A shall be entitled to institute an action for preventative relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, against such person. The action shall be instituted in the circuit court of the locality where the violation occurred. In any such action, the court may, in its discretion, allow a private plaintiff a reasonable attorney fee as part of the costs, if such plaintiff is the prevailing party.C. This section applies to any election and to any method used by a political party for selection of its nominees and for selection of delegates to its conventions and meetings.1970, c. 462, § 24.1-271; 1993, c. 641; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 528, 533.
VA Code § 24.2-1005.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1005.1. Communication of false information to registered voter

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to communicate to a registered voter, by any means, false information, knowing the same to be false, intended to impede the voter in the exercise of his right to vote. The provisions of this section shall apply to information only about the date, time, and place of the election, or the voter's precinct, polling place, or voter registration status, or the location of a voter satellite office or the office of the general registrar.B. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Such violation may be prosecuted either in the jurisdiction from which the communication was made or in the jurisdiction in which the communication was received.C. In addition to the criminal penalty provided in subsection B, a violation of the provisions of this section shall also create a cause of action. A registered voter to whom such false information is communicated shall be entitled to institute an action for preventative relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, against the person communicating such false information. The action shall be instituted in the circuit court of either the jurisdiction from which the communication was made or the jurisdiction in which the communication was received. In any such action, the court may, in its discretion, allow a private plaintiff a reasonable attorney fee as part of the costs, if such plaintiff is the prevailing party.2007, c. 313; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 528, 533.
VA Code § 24.2-1005.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1005.2. Interference with voting

A. Any person acting under the color of law who, contrary to an official policy or procedure, fails to permit, or refuses to permit, a qualified voter to vote, or who willfully fails or refuses to tabulate, count, or report the vote of a qualified voter, is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding $1,000 for each affected voter. Such civil penalties shall be payable to the Voter Education and Outreach Fund established pursuant to § 24.2-131.B. Any person who furnishes a ballot to a person who he knows cannot understand the language in which the ballot is printed and misinforms him as to the content of the ballot with an intent to deceive him and induce him to vote contrary to his desire is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person who changes a ballot of a person to prevent the person from voting as he desires is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This subsection applies to any election and to any method used by a political party for selection of its nominees and for selection of delegates to its conventions and meetings.2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 528, 533.
VA Code § 24.2-1006 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1006. Advice or assistance in casting ballot

Except as provided by § 24.2-649, no person shall directly or indirectly advise or assist any voter as to how he shall cast his ballot after the voter has entered the prohibited area at the polls as designated in § 24.2-604. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 24-237; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-267; 1993, c. 641.
VA Code § 24.2-1007 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1007. Soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure vote

No person shall solicit or accept directly or indirectly any money or any thing of value to influence his or another's vote in any election. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.This section applies to any election and to any method used by a political party for selection of its nominees and for selection of delegates to its conventions and meetings.Code 1950, §§ 24-405, 24-452; 1952, c. 4; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-272; 1976, c. 616; 1993, c. 641.
VA Code § 24.2-1008 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1008. Selling, giving away, or counterfeiting ballots

Any person who (i) wrongfully sells or gives to any person an official ballot or copy or a facsimile of or device or plate used to reproduce such ballot or (ii) counterfeits or attempts to counterfeit the official ballot or the seal used on that ballot, shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.Code 1950, § 24-239; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-270; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 641.
VA Code § 24.2-1009 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1009. Stealing or tampering with ballot containers, voting or registration equipment, software, records or documents

Any person who (i) steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully tampers with any part of any ballot container, voting or registration equipment, records, or documents, which are used in any way within the registration or election process, (ii) steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully tampers with the software used to prepare and operate voting equipment or the software or hardware used to collect and disseminate election returns, (iii) steals or willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully tampers with an electronic activation device or electronic data storage medium of the type used to prepare, operate or back-up electronic voting equipment, (iv) willfully, fraudulently, or wrongfully intercepts, alters or disrupts the electronic transmission of election returns or the posting of returns on the Internet, (v) fraudulently makes any entry, deletion, or alteration to any item listed in (i), or (vi) aids, abets, or permits any other person to violate the provisions of clauses (i) through (v), shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.Code 1950, §§ 24-318, 24-404; 1952, c. 4; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-273, 24.1-275; 1981, c. 425; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 641; 2003, c. 1015; 2004, cc. 993, 1010.
VA Code § 24.2-1010 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1010. Unauthorized possession or duplication of voting equipment key or electronic activation device

Any unauthorized person found in possession of any voting equipment key or electronic activation device of the type used to prepare or operate voting equipment or any unauthorized person who duplicates a voting equipment key or electronic activation device shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 24-318; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-275; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 641; 2004, cc. 993, 1010.
VA Code § 24.2-1011 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1011. Ballot not to be carried away

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry the official ballot furnished him by the officers of the election further than the voting booth, and should he, after receiving the ballot, conclude not to vote, he shall immediately return the ballot to the officers. Any person who (i) carries an official ballot or copy thereof beyond or away from the voting booth, except to the officers of election, or (ii) votes any ballot except the ballot received from the officers of election, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 24-236; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-269; 1993, c. 641.
VA Code § 24.2-1012 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1012. Offenses as to absent voters

Any person who knowingly aids or abets or attempts to aid or abet a violation of the absentee voting procedures prescribed in § 24.2-649 and Chapter 7 (§ 24.2-700 et seq.) shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.Any person attempting to vote by fraudulently signing the name of a qualified voter shall be guilty of forgery and shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.Any public official who knowingly violates any of the provisions of the law concerning absent voters and thereby aids in any way the illegal casting, or attempting to cast a vote, or who connives to nullify any provisions of this chapter in order that fraud may be perpetrated, shall forever be disqualified from holding office in the Commonwealth and shall forever be disqualified from exercising the right of franchise.Code 1950, § 24-345; 1956, c. 382; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-274; 1993, c. 641; 2006, c. 242.
VA Code § 24.2-1015 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1015. Conspiracy against rights of citizens under this title

If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, intimidate, prevent, or hinder any citizen of this Commonwealth in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the provisions of this title, or because of his having so exercised such right, they shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.1970, c. 462, § 24.1-278; 1991, c. 710; 1993, c. 641.
VA Code § 24.2-1016 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1016. False statements; penalties

Any willfully false material statement or entry made by any person in any statement, form, or report required by this title shall constitute the crime of election fraud and be punishable as a Class 5 felony. Any preprinted statement, form, or report shall include a statement of such unlawful conduct and the penalty provided in this section.Code 1950, § 24-68; 1952, c. 341; 1958, c. 576; 1960, c. 288; 1962, c. 536; 1970, c. 462, §§ 24.1-48, 24.1-279; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 205; 1972, c. 620; 1974, c. 428; 1975, c. 515; 1977, c. 490; 1978, c. 778; 1980, c. 639; 1989, c. 138; 1992, c. 433; 1993, c. 641.
VA Code § 24.2-1017 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1017. Penalties when not specifically provided elsewhere

Any conduct made unlawful by this title, for which no punishment has been otherwise provided, shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor.Code 1950, § 24-455; 1970, c. 462, § 280; 1993, c. 641.
VA Code § 24.2-1018 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1018. Immunity of witnesses

No witness called by the court or attorney for the Commonwealth and giving evidence for the prosecution, either before a grand jury or the court in any prosecution under this title, shall ever be proceeded against for any offense made penal by the provisions of this title and committed by him at or in connection with the events germane to the matter being prosecuted; but such witness shall be compelled to testify, and for refusing to answer questions, he may be punished for contempt by the court.Code 1950, § 24-449; 1954, c. 347; 1970, c. 462, § 24.1-281; 1993, c. 641.
VA Code § 24.2-1019 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 24.2 - Elections|Chapter 10 - Election Offenses Generally; Penalties|§ 24.2-1019. Complaints and allegations concerning election law offenses

Any complaint or allegation concerning unlawful conduct under this title shall be filed with the attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the alleged violation occurred. In the case of a complaint or allegation concerning the filing of a false statement in a voter registration application, the violation shall be deemed to have occurred in the county or city where the applicant sought to be registered.1983, c. 461, § 24.1-282; 1993, c. 641; 1999, c. 374.
VA Code § 25.1-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 25.1 - Eminent Domain|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.1-101. Condemnation by state institutions

A. Any state institution may acquire by condemnation title to (i) land, (ii) any easement thereover or (iii) any sand, earth, gravel, water or other necessary material for the purpose of opening, constructing, repairing or maintaining a road or for any other authorized public undertaking; however, such acquisition by condemnation shall only be commenced if the terms of purchase cannot be agreed upon or the owner (a) is unknown, (b) cannot with reasonable diligence be found within this Commonwealth or (c) cannot negotiate an agreement or convey legal title to the property because the owner is a person under a disability.B. Condemnation proceedings authorized by subsection A shall be conducted under the provisions of Chapter 2 (§ 25.1-200 et seq.) of this title insofar as applicable.Code 1950, § 25-232; 1964, c. 291, § 25-232.01; 1980, c. 559; 1986, c. 117; 2003, c. 940.
VA Code § 25.1-102 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 25.1 - Eminent Domain|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.1-102. Condemnation of property of corporations possessing power of eminent domain

A. Except as provided in §§ 15.2-1906 and 15.2-2146, no (i) corporation or (ii) electric authority created under the provisions of Chapter 54 (§ 15.2-5400 et seq.) of Title 15.2 shall file a petition to take by condemnation proceedings any property belonging to any other corporation possessing the power of eminent domain, unless, after notice to all parties in interest and an opportunity for a hearing, the State Corporation Commission shall certify that a public necessity or that an essential public convenience shall so require, and shall give its permission thereto; and in no event shall one corporation take by condemnation proceedings any property owned by and essential to the purposes of another corporation possessing the power of eminent domain. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a locality exercising the powers granted by § 15.2-2109 or § 15.2-2115 shall be subject to the provisions of this section to the same extent as are corporations, unless otherwise provided in § 15.2-1906 or § 15.2-2146.B. If the State Corporation Commission gives its permission to a condemnation, the Commission shall establish for use in any condemnation proceeding whether any payment for stranded investment is appropriate and, if so, the amount of such payment and any conditions thereof.C. Any condemnor that is authorized to use the procedure set out in Chapter 3 (§ 25.1-300 et seq.) of this title by a provision that incorporates such procedure by reference shall, in using such procedure, be subject to the provisions of this section to the same extent as are corporations, unless the provision specifically provides that this section shall not apply to such condemnor's use of such procedure.Code 1919, § 3832; 1996, c. 619, § 25-233; 1999, cc. 484, 531; 2003, c. 940.
VA Code § 25.1-103 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 25.1 - Eminent Domain|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.1-103. Condemnation of lands of state institutions

Without the consent of the General Assembly, no condemnor shall be authorized to condemn or acquire any lands belonging to, attached to the site, or used for the purposes of any state institution.Code 1919, § 4384; Code 1950, §§ 25-45, 25-46; 1962, c. 426, § 25-46.6; 2003, c. 940.
VA Code § 25.1-104 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 25.1 - Eminent Domain|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.1-104. Condemnation of lands of private educational institutions for highway purposes

No lands of any private, nonprofit institution of higher education in the Commonwealth approved to confer degrees pursuant to Article 3 (§ 23.1-213 et seq.) of Chapter 2 of Title 23.1 that, at the time proceedings are instituted, (i) are located within 500 feet of any building erected and used for school purposes or (ii) surround the school buildings and are used as a campus, park, or athletic ground or field, shall be subject to condemnation for the purposes of public highways.Code 1919, § 4384; Code 1950, §§ 25-45, 25-46; 1962, c. 426, § 25-46.6; 2003, c. 940.
VA Code § 25.1-105 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 25.1 - Eminent Domain|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.1-105. Condemnation of cemeteries

Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize the condemnation of property of any cemetery or burial ground, or any part thereof. The authority to condemn any cemetery or burial ground shall be specifically as provided by law.Code 1919, § 4384; Code 1950, §§ 25-45, 25-46; 1962, c. 426, § 25-46.6; 2003, c. 940.
VA Code § 25.1-106 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 25.1 - Eminent Domain|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 25.1-106. Condemnation of lands within agricultural and forestal districts

No property that is within an agricultural and forestal district as provided by Chapter 43 (§ 15.2-4300 et seq.) of Title 15.2 shall be condemned except in accordance with §§ 15.2-4312 and 15.2-4313.1977, c. 681, § 25-46.2:2; 2003, c. 940.