These 3 Virginia laws will be going into effect on July 1
Mar 30, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. (DC News Now) -- After the 2025 Virginia General Assembly ended in February, Gov. Glenn Youngkin has started to take action on many bills.
These are a few of the bills that Youngkin has already signed into law and will go into effect on July 1.
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Penalties for making threats against public areas
Anyone who spreads rumors or threatens to shoot, bomb, burn or destroy any building, public places or any means of transportation will be charged with a Class 5 felony.
If the person is under 18, then they will be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Penalties for mail theft
It will now be a Class 6 felony charge for anyone who hides, damages, defrauds or steals someone's mail.
Anyone who also embezzles mail, buys, receives or has someone else's mail knowing it was unlawfully taken will also receive the same charge.
Additionally, the charge applies to anyone who possesses or creates copies of mail keys designed for U.S. Postal Service locks with the intent to steal mail from locked receptacles or to damage and vandalize them.
Penalties for allowing an unauthorized person or unlicensed minor to drive a car
Prohibits anybody from knowingly allowing a minor who does not have a driver’s license to drive a car.
Additionally, nobody is allowed to let a minor with a learner’s permit drive a car if they know the minor is planning to break the law.
Anyone who violates this law and it causes a car crash that injures or kills someone will be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor. ...read more read less