Va. Code § 18.2-45

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 18.2-45 - Persons suffering death from mob attempting to lynch another person

Every person suffering death from a mob attempting to lynch another person shall come within the provisions of this article, and his personal representative shall be entitled to relief in the same manner and to the same extent as if he were the originally intended victim of such mob.

Va. Code § 18.2-45

Code 1950, § 18.1-34; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Amended by Acts 1975, § cc. 14, 15.

Amended by Acts 1960, § c. 358.