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1997 SESSION
973365843Patrons-- Cantor, Albo, Cox, Forbes, Ingram, Landes, McClure, Nixon, Purkey, Reid, Rollison, Rust, Tata, Wagner and Wilkins; Senator: Stosch
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-128 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-128. Trespass upon church or school property.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of some person authorized to give such consent, to go or enter 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. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. However, such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if he has been forbidden to go or enter upon or remain upon the premises or property either (i) orally or in writing by a person lawfully in charge of the premises or property or (ii) by a sign posted by a person lawfully in charge of the premises or property.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person, whether or not a student, to enter upon or remain upon any 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 school property, it shall constitute a separate offense.
C. Any person violating the provisions of (i) subsection A shall be guilty
of a Class 3 misdemeanor and (ii) subsection B shall be guilty of a Class
1 misdemeanor, except that any person, other than a parent, who violates
subsection B with the intent to abduct a student shall be guilty of a Class 6
felony.
D. For purposes of this section,: (i) "school property"
includes a school bus as defined in § 46.2-100 and (ii)
"church" means any place of worship and includes any educational
building or community center owned or rented by a church.