                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PREVENTING PERSONS FROM PURSUING LAWFUL VOCATIONS, ETC.; ILLEGAL PICKETING;
INJUNCTION (§ 40.1-53)

No person shall singly or in concert with others interfere or attempt to
interfere with another in the exercise of his right to work or to enter upon the
performance of any lawful vocation by the use of force, threats of violence or
intimidation, or by the use of insulting or threatening language directed toward
such person, to induce or attempt to induce him to quit his employment or
refrain from seeking employment.
		No person shall engage in picketing by force or violence, or picket alone or
in concert with others in such manner as to obstruct or interfere with free
ingress or egress to and from any premises, or obstruct or interfere with free
use of public streets, sidewalks or other public ways.
		Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and punished accordingly.
		Notwithstanding the punishments herein provided any court of general equity
jurisdiction may enjoin picketing prohibited by this section, and in addition
thereto, may enjoin any picketing or interference with lawful picketing when
necessary to prevent disorder, restrain coercion, protect life or property, or
promote the general welfare.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 40-64; 1952, c. 674; 1970, c. 321; 1974, c. 254.