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fully_armed_biker wrote:

I guess every time I jump on my motorcycle in the cold weatherand wear a facemask to keep the cold wind from turning my face into a popcicle...I'm committing a felony :uhoh:

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§ 18.2-422 (ii) engaged in professions, trades, employment or other activities and wearing protective masks which are deemed necessary for the physical safety of the wearer or other persons;


TFred wrote:

Now last Halloween we had a kid (well over 16) show up at our youth group wearing one of those full-head monster masks, and he had some fun with it, but later on when I pulled him aside and mentioned that he was technically committing a felony, and that he probably didn't want to wear it outside of our little group, you should have seen his eyes get big! :shock:

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Why would you lie to a child? It is generally only illegal for anyone over 12 to go trick-or-treating... and those are ordinanced (locally) not statutory law.

§ 18.2-422 (i) wearing traditional holiday costumes;

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§ 18.2-422 (iii) engaged in any bona-fide theatrical production or masquerade ball

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wylde007 wrote:

TFred wrote:

Now last Halloween we had a kid (well over 16) show up at our youth group wearing one of those full-head monster masks, and he had some fun with it, but later on when I pulled him aside and mentioned that he was technically committing a felony, and that he probably didn't want to wear it outside of our little group, you should have seen his eyes get big! :shock:

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Why would you lie to a child? It is generally only illegal for anyone over 12 to go trick-or-treating... and those are ordinanced (locally) not statutory law.

§ 18.2-422 (i) wearing traditional holiday costumes;

and

§ 18.2-422 (iii) engaged in any bona-fide theatrical production or masquerade ball

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Ah... well it was actually more the Halloween "season", a Thursday, probably the 27th. He was the only one "in costume", spent a good deal of time hanging out in the parking lot, and there was definitely not any theatrical production or masquerade ball going on.

TFred

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I think the "season" could be reasonably portrayed as being "Halloween", otherwise the Easter Bunny at the mall could be arrested unless it's actually "Easter".

A Halloween Party is, in essence, a Masquerade Ball. I can't tell you how many Halloween Parties I've been to where I was the only one who bothered to dress up.

The "mask" thing is likely a more "accessory" charge that can make your life more difficult, like wearing body armor in the commission of a felony. The cops aren' going to give you too much trouble unless you're loitering outside a store (potentially casing) or driving a vehicle where such mask would impair one's peripheral vision and likely endanger other drivers.

The kid may have shown poor judgment. That doesn't make him a felon, per-se.