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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80246,"section_number":"17.1-805","catch_line":"Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-805\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":165853,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78419,"identifier":"18.2-155","token":"18.2\/5\/8\/18.2-155","url":"\/18.2-155\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-155\/","token":"18.2\/5\/8\/18.2-155","dublin_core":{"Title":"Injuring, etc., signal used by railroad","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-155","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any person maliciously injure, destroy, molest, or remove any switchlamp, flag or other signal used by any railroad, or any line, wire, post, lamp or any other structure or mechanism used in connection with any signal on a railroad, or destroys or in any manner interferes with the proper working of any signal on a railroad, whereby the life of any person is or may be put in peril he shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony<\/span>; and in the event of the death of such person resulting from such malicious<\/span> injuring, destroying or removing, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of murder<\/span>, the degree to be determined by the jury<\/span> or the court<\/span> trying the case without a jury<\/span>. If such act be done unlawfully but not maliciously the offender shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>, provided that in the event of the death of any such person resulting from such unlawful injuring, destroying or removing, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of involuntary manslaughter<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINJURING, ETC., SIGNAL USED BY RAILROAD (\u00a7 18.2-155)\n\nIf any person maliciously injure, destroy, molest, or remove any switchlamp,\nflag or other signal used by any railroad, or any line, wire, post, lamp or any\nother structure or mechanism used in connection with any signal on a railroad,\nor destroys or in any manner interferes with the proper working of any signal on\na railroad, whereby the life of any person is or may be put in peril he shall be\nguilty of a Class 4 felony; and in the event of the death of such person\nresulting from such malicious injuring, destroying or removing, the person so\noffending shall be deemed guilty of murder, the degree to be determined by the\njury or the court trying the case without a jury. If such act be done unlawfully\nbut not maliciously the offender shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor,\nprovided that in the event of the death of any such person resulting from such\nunlawful injuring, destroying or removing, the person so offending shall be\ndeemed guilty of involuntary manslaughter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-153; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","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}}