                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISARMING A LAW-ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONAL OFFICER; PENALTY (§ 18.2-57.02)

Any person who knows or has reason to know a person is a law-enforcement officer
as defined in § 18.2-57, a correctional officer as defined in § 53.1-1, or a
person employed by the Department of Corrections directly involved in the care,
treatment or supervision of inmates in the custody of the Department, who is
engaged in the performance of his duties as such and, with the intent to impede
or prevent any such person from performing his official duties, knowingly and
without the person&#8217;s permission removes a chemical irritant weapon or
impact weapon from the possession of the officer or deprives the officer of the
use of the weapon is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, if the weapon
removed or deprived in violation of this section is the officer&#8217;s firearm
or stun weapon as defined in § 18.2-308.1, he shall be guilty of a Class 6
felony. A violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 2; 2007, c. 519.