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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 2<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2007, chapter 519<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58832,"section_number":"18.2-308.1","catch_line":"Possession of firearm, stun weapon, or other weapon on school property prohibited; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.1\/"},{"id":64628,"section_number":"18.2-57","catch_line":"Assault and battery; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-57\/"},{"id":85635,"section_number":"53.1-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":165057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67857,"identifier":"18.2-57.02","token":"18.2\/4\/4\/18.2-57.02","url":"\/18.2-57.02\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-57.02\/","token":"18.2\/4\/4\/18.2-57.02","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-57.02","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who knows or has reason to know a person is a law<\/span>-enforcement officer as defined in \u00a7 18.2-57<\/a>, a correctional officer as defined in \u00a7 53.1-1<\/a>, or a person employed by the Department of Corrections directly involved in the care, treatment or supervision of inmates in the custody<\/span> of the Department, who is engaged in the performance of his duties as such and, with the intent<\/span> to impede or prevent any such person from performing his official duties, knowingly and without the person’s permission removes a chemical irritant weapon or impact weapon from the possession<\/span> of the officer or deprives the officer of the use of the weapon is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>. However, if the weapon removed or deprived in violation of this section is the officer’s firearm or stun weapon as defined in \u00a7 18.2-308.1<\/a>, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony<\/span>. A violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct offense<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISARMING A LAW-ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONAL OFFICER; PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-57.02)\n\nAny person who knows or has reason to know a person is a law-enforcement officer\nas defined in \u00a7 18.2-57, a correctional officer as defined in \u00a7 53.1-1, or a\nperson employed by the Department of Corrections directly involved in the care,\ntreatment or supervision of inmates in the custody of the Department, who is\nengaged in the performance of his duties as such and, with the intent to impede\nor prevent any such person from performing his official duties, knowingly and\nwithout the person’s permission removes a chemical irritant weapon or\nimpact weapon from the possession of the officer or deprives the officer of the\nuse of the weapon is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, if the weapon\nremoved or deprived in violation of this section is the officer’s firearm\nor stun weapon as defined in \u00a7 18.2-308.1, he shall be guilty of a Class 6\nfelony. A violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct\noffense.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 2; 2007, c. 519.","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}}