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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57190</law_id><section_number>18.2-258</section_number><catch_line>Certain premises deemed common nuisance; penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>18.2-258.01</reference><reference>19.2-303.01</reference><reference>19.2-327.15</reference><reference>19.2-392.02</reference><reference>4.1-225</reference><reference>48-16</reference><reference>48-17</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="7">Crimes Involving Health and Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Drugs</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any office, store, shop, restaurant, dance hall, theater, poolroom, clubhouse, storehouse, warehouse, dwelling house, apartment, building of any kind, vehicle, vessel, boat, or aircraft, which with the knowledge of the owner, lessor, agent of any such lessor, manager, chief executive officer, operator, or tenant thereof, is frequented by persons under the influence of illegally obtained controlled substances or marijuana, as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/54.1-3401/">54.1-3401</a>, or for the purpose of illegally obtaining <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of, manufacturing or distributing controlled substances or marijuana, or is used for the illegal <span class="dictionary">possession</span>, manufacture or distribution of controlled substances or marijuana shall be deemed a common nuisance. Any such owner, lessor, agent of any such lessor, manager, chief executive officer, operator, or tenant who knowingly permits, establishes, keeps or maintains such a common nuisance is guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> and, for a second or subsequent <span class="dictionary">offense</span>, a Class 6 <span class="dictionary">felony</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 54-524.104:2; 1972, c. 736; 1973, c. 400; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1979, c. 435; 1990, c. 948; 1992, cc. 248, 538; 2004, c. 462; 2011, cc. 384, 410; 2014, cc. 674, 719.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
