                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REFUSAL TO AID OFFICER IN EXECUTION OF HIS OFFICE (§ 18.2-463)

If any person on being required by any sheriff or other officer refuse or
neglect to assist him: (1) in the execution of his office in a criminal case,
(2) in the preservation of the peace, (3) in the apprehending or securing of any
person for a breach of the peace, or (4) in any case of escape or rescue, he
shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.301; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.