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It shall be unlawful for any person to point, hold, or brandish a machete or any weapon, with an exposed blade 12 inches or longer, with the intent<\/span> of intimidating any person or group of persons and in a manner that reasonably demonstrates that intent<\/span>. This section shall not apply to any person engaged in excusable or justifiable self-defense. A person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span> or, if the violation occurs upon any public, private, or religious elementary, middle, or high school, including buildings and grounds or upon public property within 1,000 feet of such school property, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBRANDISHING A MACHETE OR OTHER BLADED WEAPON WITH INTENT TO INTIMIDATE; PENALTY\n(\u00a7 18.2-282.1)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to point, hold, or brandish a machete or any\nweapon, with an exposed blade 12 inches or longer, with the intent of\nintimidating any person or group of persons and in a manner that reasonably\ndemonstrates that intent. This section shall not apply to any person engaged in\nexcusable or justifiable self-defense. A person who violates this section is\nguilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor or, if the violation occurs upon any public,\nprivate, or religious elementary, middle, or high school, including buildings\nand grounds or upon public property within 1,000 feet of such school property,\nhe is guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, cc. 844, 895.","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}}