79308018.2-137Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Crimes And Offenses GenerallyCrimes Against PropertyDamage To Realty And Personalty ThereonInjuring, etc., any property, monument, etcCode 1950, § 18.1-172; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15, 598; 1990, c. 933; 1999, c. 625.If any person unlawfully destroys, defaces, damages or removes without the intent to steal any property, real or personal, not his own, or breaks down, destroys, defaces, damages or removes without the intent to steal, any monument or memorial for war veterans described in § 15.2-1812, any monument erected for the purpose of marking the site of any engagement fought during the War between the States, or for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any city, town, tract of land, or any tree marked for that purpose, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor; provided that the court may, in its discretion, dismiss the charge if the locality or organization responsible for maintaining the injured property, monument, or memorial files a written affidavit with the court stating it has received full payment for the injury.sectionAA1If any person intentionally causes such injury, he shall be guilty of (i) a Class 1 misdemeanor if the value of or damage to the property, memorial or monument is less than $ 1,000 or (ii) a Class 6 felony if the value of or damage to the property, memorial or monument is $ 1,000 or more. The amount of loss caused by the destruction, defacing, damage or removal of such property, memorial or monument may be established by proof of the fair market cost of repair or fair market replacement value. Upon conviction, the court may order that the defendant pay restitution.sectionBB1Crowder v. Com.2423023588 S.E.2d 3842003-11-12https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064075/crowder-v-com/ . . . property valued in excess of $1,000 under Code § 18.2-137(B)(ii). On appeal, Crowder contends that . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Manns v. Com.Record No. 0231-91-3414 S.E.2d 6131992-02-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1235651/manns-v-com/ . . . property rights of another in violation of Code § 18.2-137. On appeal, defendant asserts that the . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Scott v. Com.2289093707 S.E.2d 172011-03-29https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1061973/scott-v-com/ . . . amended Code § 18.2-137 in 1999. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Fitzgerald v. Com.Record No. 0234-89-3401 S.E.2d 2081991-03-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1312872/fitzgerald-v-com/ . . . destruction of private property in violation of Code § 18.2-137, in addition to being convicted of . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>McDuffie v. Com.0995051638 S.E.2d 1392006-12-19https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063128/mcduffie-v-com/ . . . HALEY, JJ. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Justus v. Com.061218645 S.E.2d 2842007-06-08https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058638/justus-v-com/ . . . destruction of property in violation of Code § 18.2-137. As a result of the indictments, the . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Garcia v. Com.0736024578 S.E.2d 972003-03-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064308/garcia-v-com/ . . . valuing less than $1,000, in violation of Code § 18.2-137.[1] . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Strout v. City of Virginia Beach0885031596 S.E.2d 5292004-05-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063827/strout-v-city-of-virginia-beach/ . . . convicted is invalid because it conflicts with Code § 18.2-137.[1] For the following reasons, we . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Derek Lee Nisbet v. City of Virginia Beach08860312004-05-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063829/derek-lee-nisbet-v-city-of-virginia-beach/ . . . convicted is invalid because it conflicts with Code § 18.2-137.1 For the . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Scott Edward Knight v. Commonwealth of Virginia07681132012-11-13https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1061526/scott-edward-knight-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/ . . . destruction of property in violation of Code § 18.2-137. 1 On appeal, appellant . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Crowder v. Com.2423023588 S.E.2d 3842003-11-12https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064075/crowder-v-com/ . . . property valued in excess of $1,000 under Code § 18.2-137(B)(ii). On appeal, Crowder contends that . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Manns v. Com.Record No. 0231-91-3414 S.E.2d 6131992-02-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1235651/manns-v-com/ . . . property rights of another in violation of Code § 18.2-137. On appeal, defendant asserts that the . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Scott v. Com.2289093707 S.E.2d 172011-03-29https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1061973/scott-v-com/ . . . amended Code § 18.2-137 in 1999. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Fitzgerald v. Com.Record No. 0234-89-3401 S.E.2d 2081991-03-22https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1312872/fitzgerald-v-com/ . . . destruction of private property in violation of Code § 18.2-137, in addition to being convicted of . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>McDuffie v. Com.0995051638 S.E.2d 1392006-12-19https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063128/mcduffie-v-com/ . . . HALEY, JJ. . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Justus v. Com.061218645 S.E.2d 2842007-06-08https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1058638/justus-v-com/ . . . destruction of property in violation of Code § 18.2-137. As a result of the indictments, the . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Garcia v. Com.0736024578 S.E.2d 972003-03-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1064308/garcia-v-com/ . . . valuing less than $1,000, in violation of Code § 18.2-137.[1] . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Strout v. City of Virginia Beach0885031596 S.E.2d 5292004-05-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063827/strout-v-city-of-virginia-beach/ . . . convicted is invalid because it conflicts with Code § 18.2-137.[1] For the following reasons, we . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Derek Lee Nisbet v. City of Virginia Beach08860312004-05-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063829/derek-lee-nisbet-v-city-of-virginia-beach/ . . . convicted is invalid because it conflicts with Code § 18.2-137.1 For the . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>Scott Edward Knight v. Commonwealth of Virginia07681132012-11-13https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1061526/scott-edward-knight-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/ . . . destruction of property in violation of Code § 18.2-137. 1 On appeal, appellant . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-137/15.2-1812Memorials for war veterans/15.2-1812//18.2-137/18.2/5/6/18.2-13715.2-1812.116.1-278.818.2-46.119.2-8119.2-81