§ 42-335. Unlawful assembly.  


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  • Whenever three or more persons assembled share the common intent to advance some lawful or unlawful purpose by the commission of an act of unlawful force or violence likely to jeopardize seriously public safety, peace or order, and the assembly actually tends to inspire persons of ordinary courage with well-grounded fear of serious and immediate breaches of public safety, peace or order, such assembly is an unlawful assembly. Every person who participates in any unlawful assembly shall be guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

    (Code 1992, § 15-187)

    State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-406.

(Code 1992, § 15-187)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-406.