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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 49.450
Breach of Peace
Peace is the tranquility enjoyed by the citizens of a community. A breach of the peace is an act
of disturbing the public peace, or a violation of public order or public decorum. It is not necessary
for there to be an act of personal violence to constitute a breach of peace.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
- Content hash
57fc8b524e6cdfe62e2252249fe04483810b17776364d554d78538eeecaa42a8
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