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Any person who injures, destroys, removes, tampers with, or otherwise interferes with the operation of (i) any equipment or apparatus used for fighting fires or for protecting property or human life by a fire company or fire department, as those terms are defined in \u00a7 27-6.01<\/a>, or (ii) any emergency medical services vehicle, as defined in \u00a7 32.1-111.1<\/a>, intending to temporarily or permanently prevent the useful operation of such equipment or apparatus is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINJURING, DESTROYING, REMOVING, OR TAMPERING WITH FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT;\nPENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-151.1)\n\nAny person who injures, destroys, removes, tampers with, or otherwise interferes\nwith the operation of (i) any equipment or apparatus used for fighting fires or\nfor protecting property or human life by a fire company or fire department, as\nthose terms are defined in \u00a7 27-6.01, or (ii) any emergency medical services\nvehicle, as defined in \u00a7 32.1-111.1, intending to temporarily or permanently\nprevent the useful operation of such equipment or apparatus is guilty of a Class\n1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 687.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}