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Code of Virginia § 18.2-463. Refusal to aid officer in execution of his office.

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If any person on being required by any sheriff or other officer refuse or neglect to assist him:

(1)in the execution of his office in a criminal case,

(2)in the preservation of the peace,

(3)in the apprehending or securing of any person for a breach of the peace, or

(4)in any case of escape or rescue, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Code 1950, § 18.301; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.