Article 2 Crimes by Mobs

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §18.2-38 “Mob” defined
  • §18.2-39 “Lynching” defined
  • §18.2-40 Lynching deemed murder
  • §18.2-41 Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc., by mob
  • §18.2-42 Assault or battery by mob
  • §18.2-42.1 Acts of violence by mob
  • §18.2-43 Apprehension and prosecution of participants in lynching
  • §18.2-44 Civil liability for lynching
  • §18.2-45 Persons suffering death from mob attempting to lynch another person
  • §18.2-46 Venue