Whenever three or more persons assembled share the common intent to advance some lawful or unlawful purpose by the commission of an act or acts 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, then such assembly is an unlawful assembly. Every person who participates in any unlawful assembly shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. If any such person carried, at the time of his participation in an unlawful assembly, any firearm or other deadly or dangerous weapon, he shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Code 1950, §§ 18.1-254.1, 18.1-254.3; 1968, c. 460; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 251; 1975, cc. 14, 15.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally
Chapter 9 - Crimes Against Peace and Order
§ 18.2-404. Obstructing free passage of others
§ 18.2-405. What constitutes a riot; punishment
§ 18.2-406. What constitutes an unlawful assembly; punishment
§ 18.2-407. Remaining at place of riot or unlawful assembly after warning to disperse
§ 18.2-408. Conspiracy; incitement, etc., to riot
§ 18.2-409. Resisting or obstructing execution of legal process
§ 18.2-411. Dispersal of unlawful or riotous assemblies; duties of officers
§ 18.2-412. Immunity of officers and others in quelling a riot or unlawful assembly
§ 18.2-414. Injury to property or persons by persons unlawfully or riotously assembled
§ 18.2-414.2. Crossing established police lines, perimeters or barricades
§ 18.2-415. Disorderly conduct in public places
§ 18.2-416. Punishment for using abusive language to another
§ 18.2-418. Declaration of policy
§ 18.2-419. Picketing or disrupting tranquility of home
§ 18.2-420. "Clandestine organization" defined
§ 18.2-421. Information to be filed by clandestine organization with State Corporation Commission
§ 18.2-422. Prohibition of wearing of masks in certain places; exceptions
§ 18.2-426. "Emergency call" and "emergency personnel" defined
§ 18.2-428. Giving certain false information to another by telephone
§ 18.2-429. Causing telephone or pager to ring with intent to annoy
§ 18.2-429.1. False caller identification information; penalty
§ 18.2-430. Venue for offenses under this article
§ 18.2-431. Duty of telephone companies; notices in directories