Bill Text: VA HB1432 | 2023 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Trespass; service of process.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-07 - Left in Courts of Justice [HB1432 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-HB1432-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-119 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§18.2-119. Trespass after having been forbidden to do so; penalties.
If any A. Any person who (i)
without authority of law goes upon or remains upon the lands, buildings, or premises of another, or
any portion or area thereof, (a)
after having been forbidden to do so, either orally or in writing, by the
owner, lessee, or custodian, or the agent of
any such person, or other person lawfully in charge thereof, or (b) after having been
forbidden to do so by a sign or signs posted by or at the direction of such
persons or the agent of any such person or by the holder of any easement or
other right-of-way authorized by the instrument creating such interest to post
such signs on such lands, structures, premises,
or portion or area thereof, at a
place or places where it or they may be reasonably seen,
or if any person, (ii) whether he is the owner, the tenant,
or otherwise entitled to the use of such the
land, building, or premises of
another, or any portion or area thereof, goes upon, or remains upon such land,
building, or premises after having been
prohibited from doing so by a court of competent jurisdiction by an order
issued pursuant to §§16.1-253, 16.1-253.1,
16.1-253.4, 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.6, 16.1-278.8, 16.1-278.14,
16.1-278.15, 16.1-279.1, 19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9 or §
19.2-152.10 or an ex parte order issued pursuant to §20-103, and after having
been served with such order, he shall be is guilty of a Class 1
misdemeanor. This section shall not be construed to affect in any way the
provisions of §§18.2-132 through 18.2-136.
B. Clause (i)(b) of subsection A shall not apply to any person who is authorized to serve process pursuant to §8.01-293 while such person in engaged in the lawful service of process.
