Up to Five Years in Prison for Vandalizing Private Property with Swastikas Under New Virginia Law

Virginia lawmakers crack down on swastika vandalism

Synagogues, Jewish schools, and private homes frequently become targets for vandalism featuring swastikas and other Nazi imagery designed to terrorize Jewish families. By Jewish Breaking News Virginia took a significant step against rising antisemitism Monday when House Bill 2783 became law, making it a Class 6 felony to display Nazi symbols with intent to intimidate. Under the new law, spray-painting swastikas on synagogues, vandalizing Jewish …

Virginia enacts law to ban Nazi symbols, protects sacred Swastika

Virginia's new law bans Nazi symbols used to intimidate, while clearly distinguishing Hitler’s Hakenkreuz from the sacred Swastika, honoring its peaceful significance in Dharmic and Indigenous religious traditions.

Up to five years in prison for vandalizing private property with swastikas under new Virginia law

HB 2783 makes the antisemitic vandalism a Class 6 felony, which can come with fines up to $2,500.The post Up to five years in prison for vandalizing private property with swastikas under new Virginia law appeared first on JNS.org.

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New Virginia Law Criminalizes Nazi Iconography, Protects Sacred Swastika - IndiaWest Journal News

Photo: CoHANA India-West Staff Reporter RICHMOND, VA — Virginia’s House Bill 2783 went into effect on July 1, making the public display of Nazi symbols a criminal offense and formally distinguishing Adolf Hitler’s “Hakenkreuz” from the sacred Swastika, a symbol central to several world religions. The bill is being hailed as a milestone by community organizations for acknowledging a key cultural and historical distinction often overlooked in West…