This law section outlines penalties for actions during a riot or insurrection declared by the Governor of Virginia. It includes provisions for resisting law enforcement, damaging property, and obstructing emergency medical services, with specific classifications of offenses and penalties. Key provisions address resisting lawful process, property destruction, and interference with emergency responders during such events.
Resisting law enforcement, aiding in resisting process, or helping someone escape custody during a riot can be charged as a Class 5 felony.
Pulling down, injuring, or destroying buildings or assisting others in doing so during an unlawful or riotous assembly is a Class 6 felony.
Unreasonably obstructing emergency medical personnel can result in a Class 2 misdemeanor.
It applies after the Governor issues a proclamation or lawful notice declaring a county, city, or town to be in a state of riot or insurrection.