§ 28-30. Trespass after having been forbidden to do so.

(a)

If any person without authority of law goes upon or remains upon the lands, buildings or premises of another, or any portion or area thereof, after having been forbidden to do so, either orally or in writing, by the owner, lessee, custodian or other person lawfully in charge thereof, or after having been forbidden to do so by a sign or signs posted by such persons or by the holder of any easement or other right-of-way authorized by the instrument creating such interest to post signs on such lands, structures, premises, or portion or area thereof, at a place or places where it or they may be reasonably seen, or if any person, whether he is the owner, tenant or otherwise entitled to the use of such land, building or premises, goes upon, or remains upon such land, building or premises after having been prohibited from doing so by a court of competent jurisdiction by an order issued pursuant to Sections 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-278.2 through 16.1-278.6, 16.1-278.8, 16.1-278.14, 16.1-278.15, 16.1-279.1, 19.2-152.8, 19.2-152.9 or 19.2-152.10, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, or an ex parte order issued pursuant to sections 20-103, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and after having been served with such order, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(b)

Pursuant to the authority granted by Section 15.2-1717.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, a procedure is hereby established by which an owner, lessee, or custodian of real property may designate all sworn officers of the Newport News Police Department as persons lawfully in charge thereof as those terms are used in subsection (a) of this section, for the purpose of forbidding another to go or remain upon the lands, buildings or premises as specified in the designation. Pursuant to said procedure developed by the chief of police and adopted hereby, said designation shall be in writing and placed on file with the Newport News Police Department.

(Ord. No. 173, § 67; Ord. No. 2178; Code 1961, § 25-51; Ord. No. 4341-92; Ord. No. 5845-02, § 1)

State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-119.

(Ord. No. 173, § 67; Ord. No. 2178; Code 1961, § 25-51; Ord. No. 4341-92; Ord. No. 5845-02, § 1)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-119.