Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6166518.2-463Refusal to aid officer in execution of his office2025Crimes and Offenses GenerallyCrimes Against the Administration of JusticeInterference With Administration of Justice

If any person on being required by any sheriff or other officer refuse or neglect to assist him: (1) in the execution of his office in a criminal case, (2) in the preservation of the peace, (3) in the apprehending or securing of any person for a breach of the peace, or (4) in any case of escape or rescue, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 18.301; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.