Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer Charge in Virginia

November 7, 2015 by Jean Humbrecht

Assaulting a law enforcement officer in Virginia is a serious charge.  In addition to a permanent felony conviction that can never be expunged, the offender will be punished with a mandatory minimum, active jail sentence if he is convicted.  For more information on an Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer charge in Virginia, read the post below.

assaulting a law enforcement officer charge in Virginia

An Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer Charge in Virginia is Punished with up to 5 Years in Prison

Proof of Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer Charge in Virginia

To convict an offender of an Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer charge in Virginia under Va. Code §18.2-57(C), the Commonwealth must prove that the offender threatened a harmful or offensive contact to a person he knew or should have known was a law enforcement officer engaged in his public duties.  The offender does not need to actually harm the officer or make any contact at all to be convicted of an Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer charge in Virginia.  As long as the offender threatened a law enforcement officer with a harmful or offensive contact and had the apparent present ability to cause that harmful or offensive contact, he can be convicted of an Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer charge in Virginia under Va. Code §18.2-57(C).

Penalty for Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer Charge in Virginia

An Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer charge in Virginia is a Class 6 felony.  It is punished with a mandatory minimum, active sentence of 6 months in jail up to 5 years in prison and a fine up to $2,500.

 

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