Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-488 (2026)

Mutilating, defacing, etc

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No person shall publicly burn with contempt, mutilate, deface, defile, trample upon, or wear with intent to defile any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield.

Code 1950, § 18.1-425; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 349; 1975, cc. 14, 15, 493.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2024 · leading case: Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989).

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Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989). · cites it 2× “13, § 1903 (1974); Va. Code § 18.2-488 (1988); Wash. Rev. Code § 9.”

State v. Janssen, 580 N.W.2d 260 (Wis. 1998). “13, § 1903 (1974); Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-488 (Michie 1996); Wash.”

Melissa Nanette Diaz v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “See Code § 18.2-488 (“No person shall publicly burn with contempt, mutilate, deface, defile, trample upon, or wear with intent to defile any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield.”

Billy Everett, s/k/a Billy Wilson Everett v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Code § 18.2-488 states that “[n]o person shall publicly burn with contempt, mutilate, deface, defile, trample upon, or wear with intent to defile any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield.”

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