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Virginia Assault on Law Enforcement Officer Charge
A Virginia Assault on Law Enforcement Officer Charge is a Felony
Assault in Virginia is threatening another person with a harmful or offensive contact. This is known as simple assault.
Threatening a law enforcement officer in Virginia with a harmful or offensive contact is considered Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer in Virginia and is automatically a felony. The offender does not need to actually touch or harm the law enforcement officer in any way to be convicted of a Virginia Assault on Law Enforcement Officer charge. As long as the offender threatened a harmful or offensive contact to someone he knew (or should have known) was a law enforcement officer engaged in his public duties, he can be convicted of a Virginia Assault on Law Enforcement Officer charge under Va. Code §18.2-57(C).
Penalties for Virginia Assault on Law Enforcement Officer Charge
Assaulting a law enforcement officer in Virginia is a 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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