§ 54-3. Trespass upon church or school property.

(a)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Church means any place of worship and includes any educational building or community center owned or leased by a church.

School property includes a school bus as defined in Code of Virginia, § 46.2-100.

(b)

Any person who, without the consent of some person authorized to give such consent, goes or enters upon, in the nighttime, the premises or property of any church or upon any school property for any purpose other than to attend a meeting or service held or conducted in such church or school property shall be guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person, whether or not a church member or student, to enter upon or remain upon any church or school property in violation of (i) any direction to vacate the property by a person authorized to give such direction or (ii) any posted notice which contains such information, posted at a place where it reasonably may be seen. Each time such person enters upon or remains on the posted premises or after such direction that person refuses to vacate such property shall constitute a separate offense. A violation of this subsection shall be punishable as a class 1 misdemeanor.

(Code 1988, § 8-3)

State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-128.

(Code 1988, § 8-3)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-128.