Article 2: Crimes by Mobs

This article is comprised of the following sections:

§18.2-38 &#8220;Mob&#8221; defined
§18.2-39 &#8220;Lynching&#8221; defined
§18.2-40 Lynching deemed murder
§18.2-41 Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc., by mob
§18.2-42 Assault or battery by mob
§18.2-42.1 Acts of violence by mob
§18.2-43 Apprehension and prosecution of participants in lynching
§18.2-44 Civil liability for lynching
§18.2-45 Persons suffering death from mob attempting to lynch another person
§18.2-46 Venue
