A.
A person commits the offense of aggravated assault if he or she:
(1)
Committed an assault as defined in § 8.6-9 with a dangerous weapon, including but not limited to a pistol, gun, revolver or other dangerous firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, blackjack, billy club, bludgeon, metal knuckles, or knife with a blade over six inches long or other sharp or dangerous instrument usually employed in the attack or the defense of a person;
(2)
Causes serious physical injury to another person; or
(3)
Uses force to intentionally injure a person he or she knew or should
have known was a law enforcement officer.
B.
Aggravated
assault is a felony.
C.
Pistol defined. For purposes of this chapter, "pistol" means a loaded
or unloaded firearm that is 30 inches or less in length or a loaded
or unloaded firearm that, by its construction and appearance, conceals
itself as a firearm.
D.
Firearm defined. For purposes of this chapter, a "firearm" means
a weapon from which a dangerous projectile may be propelled by an
explosive or by gas or air. Firearm does not include a smooth-bore
rifle or handgun designed and manufactured exclusively for propelling,
by a spring or by gas or air, BBs not exceeding 0.177 caliber.
A.
A person commits the offense of harassment if he or she:
(1)
Knowingly pursues a pattern of conduct that is intended to seriously
alarm or terrorize another person and which serves no lawful purpose;
(2)
The conduct is such that it would cause a reasonable person to suffer
substantial emotional distress; and
(3)
The person knows or should reasonably know that his or her conduct
is unwelcome to the other person.
B.
Harassment is a Class A misdemeanor.
A.
A person commits the offense of stalking if he or she knowingly pursues a person in a pattern of conduct that a reasonable person would believe poses a credible threat to another person and the conduct is intended to place that person in reasonable apprehension of death, bodily harm, unwanted sexual contact as defined in § 8.6-53, confinement or restraint, provided that, in furtherance of the threat, the stalker must commit one or more of the following acts on more than one occasion:
B.
Stalking is a Class A misdemeanor.
A.
Any person who, by force, threat or deception, removes another against
his/her will from his/her place of residence or business or a substantial
distance from the vicinity where he/she is located or confines another
for a significant period against his/her will is guilty of kidnapping.
Where the victim is 12 years of age or less, it shall be presumed
that the removal or confinement was against the victim's will.
B.
Any natural or adoptive parent who, by force, threat or deception,
or without knowledge or agreement of the child's custodian, removes
that parent's child from the physical custody of any person who
has custody of the child pursuant to a court order or removes that
parent's child from the physical custody of any person in whose
custody the child has been temporarily placed by the child's
custodian, and keeps that child for a significant period, is guilty
of kidnapping. In determining whether a period of time is "significant"
for purposes of this subsection, the court must evaluate the surrounding
facts and circumstances, including but not limited to the age of the
child and the length of previous authorized visits with the offender.
In a particular case, a relatively brief period may be considered
significant.
C.
Kidnapping is a felony.
