§ 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 […]
§ 18.2-512. 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 […]
§ 18.2-514. 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 […]
§ 18.2-509. 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 […]
§ 18.2-511. Sale of certain military grave markers prohibited
Any person who sells or offers for sale any military grave marker of one or more deceased persons who served in the military service of the Commonwealth, the United States, or any of the states thereof, shall be assessed a $100 civil penalty payable to the Literary Fund. The provisions of this section shall not […]
§ 18.2-511.1. Smoking in proximity to a medical oxygen source in a health care facility; penalty
Any person who smokes or uses an open flame within 25 feet of a medical oxygen source in a health care facility, as defined in § 15.2-2820, when the area is posted as an area where smoking and open flame are prohibited is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. 2007, c. 430; 2009, cc. 153, […]