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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>59751</law_id><section_number>18.2-147.2</section_number><catch_line>Devices for puncturing motor vehicle tires</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Crimes Against Property</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="7">Damage to and Tampering With Property</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute, have in his <span class="dictionary">possession</span> or place upon any highway or private property jackrocks which are primarily designed for the purpose of disabling motor vehicles by the puncturing of tires by anyone other than a <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officer. Any person convicted of unlawful manufacture, distribution, <span class="dictionary">possession</span> or use of such device shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. A <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement officer who is lawfully engaged in the discharge of his duties shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.</p></section></text><history>1982, c. 253; 2007, c. 437.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
