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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>63712</law_id><section_number>18.2-160.2</section_number><catch_line>Trespassing on public transportation; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>18.2-57</reference><reference>19.2-327.15</reference></referred_to_by><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="8">Offenses Relating to Railroads and Other Utilities</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any person who enters or remains upon or within a vehicle operated by a <span class="dictionary">public transportation service</span> without the permission of, or after having been forbidden to do so by, the owner, lessee, or authorized operator thereof is guilty of a Class 4 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-232095" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-160.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any person who enters or rides in a vehicle operated by a <span class="dictionary">public transportation service</span> who has been prohibited to do so pursuant to subsection F of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Assault and battery; penalty" href="/18.2-57/">18.2-57</a> is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>. <a id="paragraph-232096" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-160.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Public transportation service</span>&#x201D; means passenger transportation service provided by bus, rail, or other surface conveyance that provides transportation to the general public on a regular and continuing basis. <a id="paragraph-232097" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/18.2-160.2/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2007, c. 461; 2023, c. 549.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
