Virginia Code
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-258.02 (2026)
(Effective until July 1, 2027) Maintaining a fortified drug house; penalty
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Any office, store, shop, restaurant, dance hall, theater, poolroom, clubhouse, storehouse, warehouse, dwelling house, apartment or building or structure of any kind which is (i) substantially altered from its original status by means of reinforcement with the intent to impede, deter or delay lawful entry by a law-enforcement officer into such structure, (ii) being used for the purpose of manufacturing or distributing controlled substances or marijuana, and (iii) the object of a valid search warrant, shall be considered a fortified drug house. Any person who maintains or operates a fortified drug house is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2008–2014 · leading case: Jones v. Com., 661 S.E.2d 412 (Va. 2008).
Jones v. Com., 661 S.E.2d 412 (Va. 2008). “At a bench trial in the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, Sherod Lamont Jones was convicted of maintaining or operating a fortified drug house in violation of Code § 18.2-258.02. 1 The Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed his conviction in a per curiam order, Jones v.”
Commonwealth v. Fuller, 88 Va. Cir. 305 (Buchanan Cir. Ct. 2014). “2-258 for Owning or Maintaining a Common Nuisance and under § 18.2-258.02 for Maintaining a Fortified Drug House, he has standing to assert his Fourth Amendment rights.”
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