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Is being a gang member or dressing like a gang member illegal?

April 26, 2017dressing Gang illegal

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Is being a gang member or dressing like a gang member illegal?

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Several Virginia laws were passed, beginning in 2000, which address this issue. The recruiting of a juvenile into a criminal street gang is a class 6 felony. It also prohibits criminal street gang participation. There is also additional legislation being proposed. There are school regulations which prohibit students from wearing gang clothing and gang paraphernalia. For the most current information on gang related legislation visit http://www.oag.state.va.us/KEY_ISSUES/GANGS/index.html and http://leg1.state.va.us/000/src.htm, search using the keyword “gang”.