Va. Code § 18.2-416

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

Section 18.2-416 - Punishment for using abusive language to another

If any person shall, in the presence or hearing of another, curse or abuse such other person, or use any violent abusive language to such person concerning himself or any of his relations, or otherwise use such language, under circumstances reasonably calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Va. Code § 18.2-416

Code 1950, § 18.1-255; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Amended by Acts 1975, § cc. 14, 15.

Amended by Acts 1960, § c. 358.