Virginia statute
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-64.1 — Carnal knowledge of certain minors
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Article 7: Criminal Sexual Assault, Code of Virginia.
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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-64.1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.
If any person providing services, paid or unpaid, to juveniles under the purview of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Law, or to juveniles who have been committed to the custody of the State Department of Juvenile Justice, carnally knows, without the use of force, any minor fifteen years of age or older, when such minor is confined or detained in jail, is detained in any facility mentioned in § 16.1-249 , or has been committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to § 16.1-278.8 , knowing or having good reason to believe that (i) such minor is in such confinement or detention status, (ii) such minor is a ward of the Department of Juvenile Justice, or (iii) such minor is on probation, furlough, or leave from or has escaped or absconded from such confinement, detention, or custody, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
For the purposes of this section, "carnal knowledge" includes the acts of sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, and animate and inanimate object sexual penetration.
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Is carnal knowledge of certain minors a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?
Carnal knowledge of certain minors is a class 6 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-64.1.
Which Virginia statute covers carnal knowledge of certain minors?
Carnal knowledge of certain minors is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-64.1 (Carnal knowledge of certain minors).
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