Scott County Historical Society
Scott County, Virginia
Cemetery Petition
The petition below, pertaining to Virginia Code 18.2-127, is to be presented to the Scott County Board of Commissioners, regarding the preservation of cemeteries on both private and public lands.
Virginia Code 18.2-127. Injuries to
Churches, Church property, Cemeteries, burial grounds, etc.; penalty.
--A. Any person who willfully or maliciously commits any of the
following acts is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor; 1. Destroys,
removes, cuts, breaks, or injures any tree, shrub, or plant on any
church property or within any cemetery or lot of any memorial or
monumental association; 2. Destroys, mutilates, injures, or removes
and carries away any flowers, wreaths, vases, or other ornaments
placed within any church or on church property, or placed upon or
around any grave, tomb, monument, or lot in any cemetery, graveyard,
or other place of burial; or 3. Obstructs proper ingress to and egress
from any church or any cemetery or lot belonging to any memorial or
monumental association.
B. Any person who willfully or maliciously
destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures, or removes any object or
structure permanently attached or affixed within any church or on
church property, any tomb, monument, gravestone, or other structure
placed within any cemetery, graveyard, or place of burial, or within
any lot belonging to any memorial or monumental association, or any
fence, railing, or other work for the protection or ornament of any
tomb, monument, gravestone, or other structure aforesaid, or of any
cemetery lot within any cemetery is guilty of a Class 6 Felony.
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