                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENTERING OR SETTING IN MOTION, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, BOAT, LOCOMOTIVE OR ROLLING
STOCK OF RAILROAD; EXCEPTIONS (§ 18.2-147)

Any person who shall, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a
vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive or other rolling stock of a
railroad, climb into or upon such vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel, locomotive or
other rolling stock of a railroad, with intent to commit any crime, malicious
mischief, or injury thereto, or who, while a vehicle, aircraft, boat, vessel,
locomotive or other rolling stock of a railroad is at rest and unattended, shall
attempt to manipulate any of the levers and starting crank or other device,
brakes or mechanism thereof or to set into motion such vehicle, aircraft, boat,
vessel, locomotive or other rolling stock of a railroad, with the intent to
commit any crime, malicious mischief, or injury thereto, shall be guilty of a
Class 1 misdemeanor, except that the foregoing provision shall not apply when
any such act is done in an emergency or in furtherance of public safety or by or
under the direction of an officer in the regulation of traffic or performance of
any other official duty.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-167; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.