Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally |
CHAPTER 4. Crimes Against the Person |
ARTICLE 2. Crimes By Mobs |
SECTION 18.2-44. Civil liability for lynching |
No provisions of this article shall be construed to relieve any member of a mob from civil liability to the personal representative of the victim of a lynching. Code 1950, § 18.1-33; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15. |