Article 4: Assaults and Bodily Woundings

This article is comprised of the following sections:

§18.2-51 Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc
§18.2-51.1 Malicious bodily injury to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel; penalty; lesser-included offense
§18.2-51.2 Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty
§18.2-51.3 Prohibition against reckless endangerment of others by throwing objects from places higher than one story; penalty
§18.2-51.4 Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated
§18.2-51.5 Maiming, etc., of another resulting from operating a watercraft while intoxicated; penalty
§18.2-51.6 Strangulation or suffocation of another; penalty
§18.2-51.7 Female genital mutilation; penalty
§18.2-52 Malicious bodily injury by means of any caustic substance or agent or use of any explosive or fire
§18.2-52.1 Possession of infectious biological substances or radiological agents; penalties
§18.2-52.2 Animal attack resulting from owner&#8217;s disregard for human life; penalty
§18.2-53 Shooting, etc., in committing or attempting a felony
§18.2-53.1 Use or display of firearm in committing felony
§18.2-54 Conviction of lesser offenses under certain indictments
§18.2-54.1 Attempts to poison
§18.2-54.2 Adulteration of food, drink, drugs, cosmetics, etc.; penalty
§18.2-55 Bodily injuries caused by prisoners, state juvenile probationers and state and local adult probationers or adult parolees
§18.2-55.1 Hazing of youth gang members unlawful; criminal liability
§18.2-56 Hazing unlawful; civil and criminal liability; duty of school, etc., officials; penalty
§18.2-56.1 Reckless handling of firearms; reckless handling while hunting
§18.2-56.2 Allowing access to firearms by children; penalty
§18.2-57 Assault and battery; penalty
§18.2-57.01 Pointing laser at law-enforcement officer unlawful; penalty
§18.2-57.02 Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer; penalty
§18.2-57.1 Repealed
§18.2-57.2 Assault and battery against a family or household member; penalty
§18.2-57.3 Persons charged with first offense of assault and battery against a family or household member may be placed on local community-based probation; conditions; education and treatment programs; costs and fees; violations; discharge
§18.2-57.4 Reporting findings of assault and battery to military family advocacy representatives
§18.2-57.5 Certain matters not to constitute defenses
