Va. Code § 18.2-40

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 18.2-40 - Lynching deemed murder

Every lynching shall be deemed murder. Any and every person composing a mob and any and every accessory thereto, by which any person is lynched, shall be guilty of murder, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Article 1 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) of this chapter.

Va. Code § 18.2-40

Code 1950, § 18.1-29; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Amended by Acts 1975, § cc. 14, 15.

Amended by Acts 1960, § c. 358.