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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>350919</law_id><section_number>18.2-409</section_number><catch_line>Resisting or obstructing execution of legal process</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="52" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="9" identifier="9">Crimes Against Peace and Order</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Riot and Unlawful Assembly</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Every person acting jointly or in combination with any other person to resist or obstruct the execution of any legal process shall be guilty of a Class 1 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 18.1-254.6; 1968, c. 460; 1975, cc. 14, 15.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
