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§ 18.2-515. Criminal penalties; forfeiture

A. Any person or enterprise convicted of engaging in activity in violation of the provisions of § 18.2-514 is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than five years nor more than 40 years and a fine of not more than $1 million. A second or subsequent offense shall be punishable as […]

§ 18.2-516. Prohibition of illegal money transmitting

A. Any person who controls, manages, or owns all or part of an enterprise, engaged in money transmission as defined in § 6.2-1900, and transmits money, which he knows or should have known was derived from or traceable to racketeering activity, is guilty of a Class 6 felony. B. All property, real or personal, including […]

§ 18.2-517. Venue for prosecution

For the purposes of venue, any violation of this chapter shall be considered to have been committed in any county or city: 1. In which any act was performed in furtherance of any course of conduct that violates this chapter; 2. That is the principal place of the enterprise in the Commonwealth; 3. In which […]

§ 18.2-514. Racketeering offenses

A. It shall be unlawful for an enterprise, or for any person who occupies a position of organizer, supervisor, or manager of an enterprise, to receive any proceeds known to have been derived directly from racketeering activity and to use or invest an aggregate of $10,000 or more of such proceeds in the acquisition of […]

§ 18.2-512. Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Virginia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act.” 2004, cc. 883, 996.

§ 18.2-513. Definitions

As used in this chapter: “Criminal street gang” means the same as that term is defined in § 18.2-46.1. “Enterprise” includes any of the following: sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, criminal street gang, or other group of three or more individuals associated for the purpose of criminal activity. “Proceeds” means the same as that […]

§ 18.2-507. Injunctions against violation of § 18.2-505

Whenever an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth shall duly file a civil action in the circuit court of any county or city against any person alleging violations of the provisions of § 18.2-505, and praying that such party defendant be restrained and enjoined from continuing the acts complained of, such court shall have […]

§ 18.2-508. Penalties

Any person found guilty of violating any provision of § 18.2-505 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000. Code 1950, § 18.1-371.4; 1974, c. 342; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

§ 18.2-509. Employment of lights under certain circumstances

Any person in any motor vehicle or otherwise who, between a half hour after sunset on any day and a half hour before sunrise the following day, employs a light attached to such vehicle, or employs a spotlight to cast a light beyond the surface of the roadway upon any poultry house or other building […]

§ 18.2-510. Burial or cremation of animals or fowls which have died

When the owner of any animal or grown fowl which has died knows of such death, such owner shall forthwith have its body cremated or buried or request such service from an officer or other person designated for the purpose. If the owner fails to do so, any judge of a general district court, after […]