(A) If any person without just cause knowingly obstructs a judge, magistrate, justice, juror, attorney for the state, witness, or any law enforcement officer in the performance of his or her duties as such or fails or refuses without just cause to cease such obstruction when requested to do so by such judge, magistrate, justice, juror, attorney for the state, witness, or law enforcement officer, he or she shall be punished pursuant to § 136.99.
(B) If any person, by threats or force, knowingly attempts to intimidate or impede a judge, magistrate, justice, juror, attorney for the state, witness, or any law enforcement officer, lawfully engaged in his or her duties as such, or to obstruct or impede the administration of justice in any court, he or she shall be punished pursuant to § 136.99.
(1998 Code, § 38-251) Penalty, see § 136.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see VA Code § 18.2-460