                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENTERING PROPERTY OF ANOTHER FOR PURPOSE OF DAMAGING IT, ETC.; PENALTIES (§
18.2-121)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;disability&#8221; means a physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person&#8217;s major life
activities.

B. It is unlawful for any person to enter the land, dwelling, outhouse, or any
other building of another for the purpose of damaging such property or any of
the contents thereof or in any manner to interfere with the rights of the owner,
user, or occupant thereof to use such property free from interference.
			Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor. However, if a person intentionally selects the property entered
because of the race, religious conviction, color, gender, disability, gender
identity, sexual orientation, or ethnic or national origin of the owner, user,
or occupant of the property, the person is guilty of a Class 6 felony, and the
penalty upon conviction shall include a term of confinement of at least six
months.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-183; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 658;
1997, c. 833; 2004, c. 461; 2020, cc. 746, 1171; 2024, cc. 266, 334.