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Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\t\tAny such burning of a cross shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to intimidate a person or group of persons.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261219,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, with the intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, to burn, or cause to be burned, a cross on the property of another, a highway or other public place. 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It has been modified 4 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 1968, chapter 350; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1983, chapter 337.<\/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\/"},{"id":61280,"section_number":"19.2-392.02","catch_line":"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.02\/"},{"id":63586,"section_number":"53.1-202.3","catch_line":"Rate at which sentence credits may be earned; prerequisites","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-202.3\/"},{"id":58640,"section_number":"53.1-40.02","catch_line":"Conditional release of terminally ill prisoners","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-40.02\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":168091,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72550,"identifier":"18.2-423","token":"18.2\/9\/5\/18.2-423","url":"\/18.2-423\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-423\/","token":"18.2\/9\/5\/18.2-423","dublin_core":{"Title":"Burning cross on property of another or public place with intent to intimidate; penalty; prima facie evidence of intent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-423","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, with the <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> of intimidating any person or group of persons, to burn, or cause to be burned, a cross on the property of another, a highway or other public place. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 6 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>.\n\t\tAny such burning of a cross shall be prima facie <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of an <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to intimidate a person or group of persons.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBURNING CROSS ON PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OR PUBLIC PLACE WITH INTENT TO INTIMIDATE;\nPENALTY; PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF INTENT (\u00a7 18.2-423)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person or persons, with the intent of intimidating\nany person or group of persons, to burn, or cause to be burned, a cross on the\nproperty of another, a highway or other public place. Any person who shall\nviolate any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\t\tAny such burning of a cross shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to\nintimidate a person or group of persons.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 18.1-365 through 18.1-367; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 350;\n1975, cc. 14, 15; 1983, c. 337.","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}}