A. Any two or more persons who combine, associate, agree, mutually undertake or concert together for the purpose of (i) willfully and maliciously injuring another in his reputation, trade, business or profession by any means whatever or (ii) willfully and maliciously compelling another to do or perform any act against his will, or preventing or hindering another from doing or performing any lawful act, shall be jointly and severally guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Such punishment shall be in addition to any civil relief recoverable under § 18.2-500.
B. Any person who attempts to procure the participation, cooperation, agreement or other assistance of any one or more persons to enter into any combination, association, agreement, mutual understanding or concert prohibited in subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a violation of this section and subject to the same penalties set out in subsection A.
C. This section shall not affect the right of employees lawfully to organize and bargain concerning wages and conditions of employment, and take other steps to protect their rights as provided under state and federal laws.
Code 1950, § 18.1-74.1:1; 1964, c. 623; 1972, c. 469; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 534.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally
§ 18.2-494. Unlawful use of, filling or refilling or trafficking in containers
§ 18.2-495. Presumptive evidence
§ 18.2-496. Punishment for violation
§ 18.2-498.3. Misrepresentations prohibited
§ 18.2-498.4. Duty to provide certified statement
§ 18.2-498.5. Actions on behalf of Commonwealth or localities
§ 18.2-500. Same; civil relief; damages and counsel fees; injunctions
§ 18.2-501. Same; protection of persons testifying or producing evidence
§ 18.2-502. Medical referral for profit
§ 18.2-502.1. Weight loss centers or clinics; disclosure
§ 18.2-502.2. Warning required for certain medical tests; penalty
§ 18.2-503. Possession or duplication of certain keys
§ 18.2-504. Destroying or concealing wills
§ 18.2-504.1. Unlawful change of name; punishment
§ 18.2-505. Preparation, etc., of papers to be submitted for academic credit
§ 18.2-506. "Person" and "prepare" defined
§ 18.2-507. Injunctions against violation of § 18.2-505
§ 18.2-509. Employment of lights under certain circumstances
§ 18.2-510. Burial or cremation of animals or fowls which have died
§ 18.2-511. Sale of certain military grave markers prohibited
§ 18.2-511.1. Smoking in proximity to a medical oxygen source in a health care facility; penalty