Trespass upon church or school property; violation of provisions of protective orders relating to going or remaining upon land, buildings or premises.
Norfolk City Code § 29-53
in effectSec. 29-53. - Trespass upon church or school property; violation of provisions of protective orders relating to going or remaining upon land, buildings or premises.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of some person authorized to give such consent, to go or enter upon, in the nighttime, the premises or property of any church or upon any school property for any purpose other than to attend a meeting or service held or conducted in such church or school property. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon or remain upon any church or school property in violation of (i) any direction to vacate the property by a person authorized to give such direction, or (ii) any posted notice which contains such information, posted at a place where it reasonably may be seen. Each time such person enters upon or remains on the posted premises or after such direction that person refuses to vacate such property, it shall constitute a separate offense. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
(c) For the purposes of this section, school property includes school buses. A school bus is defined as a motor vehicle, other than a station wagon, automobile, truck, or commercial bus, which is: (i) designed and used primarily for the transportation of pupils to and from public, private or religious schools, or used for the transportation of the mentally or physically handicapped to and from a sheltered workshop; (ii) painted yellow and bears the words "School Bus" in black letters of a specified size on front and rear; and (iii) is equipped with warning devices prescribed by state law. Church is defined as any place of worship and includes any educational building, community center, or recreational facility owned or leased by a church.
(d) In addition to any other penalties provided by law, any person who violates any provision of a protective order issued pursuant to Code of Virginia, §§ 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-279 or 16.1-279.1, which prohibit such person from going or remaining upon land, buildings or premises, shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(Code 1958, § 31-78; Ord. No. 35,134, § 1, 6-28-88; Ord. No. 42,911, § 1, 11-20-07)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH29OFIS_S29-53TRUPCHSCPRVIPRPRORREGOREUPLABUPRFetched: 11/1/2026