                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TRESPASS AFTER HAVING BEEN FORBIDDEN TO DO SO; PENALTIES (§ 18.2-119)

If any person without authority of law goes upon or remains upon the lands,
buildings or premises of another, or any portion or area thereof, after having
been forbidden to do so, either orally or in writing, by the owner, lessee,
custodian, or the agent of any such person, or other person lawfully in charge
thereof, or after having been forbidden to do so by a sign or signs posted by or
at the direction of such persons or the agent of any such person or by the
holder of any easement or other right-of-way authorized by the instrument
creating such interest to post such signs on such lands, structures, premises or
portion or area thereof at a place or places where it or they may be reasonably
seen, or if any person, whether he is the owner, tenant or otherwise entitled to
the use of such land, building or premises, goes upon, or remains upon such
land, building or premises after having been prohibited from doing so by a court
of competent jurisdiction by an order issued pursuant to §§ 16.1-253,
16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.6, 16.1-278.8, 16.1-278.14,
16.1-278.15, 16.1-279.1, 19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9 or § 19.2-152.10 or an ex parte
order issued pursuant to § 20-103, and after having been served with such
order, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This section shall not be
construed to affect in any way the provisions of §§ 18.2-132 through 18.2-136.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-173; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1982, c. 169;
1987, cc. 625, 705; 1991, c. 534; 1998, cc. 569, 684; 2011, c. 195.