Treason and Related Offenses

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Treason and Related Offenses.” It is part of Chapter 11 “Offenses Against the Sovereignty of the Commonwealth”, which is part of Title 18.2 “Crimes and Offenses Generally”.

It’s comprised of the following 5 sections.

§ 18.2-481 Treason defined; how proved and punished
§ 18.2-482 Misprision of treason
§ 18.2-483 Attempting, or instigating others, to establish usurped government
§ 18.2-484 Advocacy of change in government by force, violence or other unlawful means
§ 18.2-485 Conspiring to incite one race to insurrection against another race