Virginia § 8.01-44.6 - Action for injury to cemetery property
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 8.01-44.6 — Action for injury to cemetery property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8.01-44.6. Action for injury to cemetery property
The owner or operator of a cemetery company may bring an action to recover damages sustained, together with costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, against any person who willfully or maliciously destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures, or removes any tomb, monument, gravestone, or other structure placed within any cemetery, graveyard, or place of burial, or within any lot belonging to any memorial or monumental association, or any fence, railing, or other work for the protection or ornament of any tomb, monument, gravestone, or other structure aforesaid, or of any cemetery lot within any cemetery. The cemetery owner or operator may recover, as part of damages sustained, the cost of repair or replacement of damaged property, including any labor costs, regardless of whether the property damaged is owned by the cemetery or by another person.
2004, c. 203.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Virginia § 8.01-44.6
What does Code of Virginia § 8.01-44.6 cover?
Section 8.01-44.6 ("Action for injury to cemetery property") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
How do I cite Virginia § 8.01-44.6?
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