Virginia criminal code — article
Article 4: Family Offenses; Crimes Against Children, Etc
Article 4 of Chapter 8: Crimes Involving Morals and Decency, Code of Virginia. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Article 4
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-362 — Person marrying when spouse is living; penalty; venue
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-363 — Leaving Commonwealth to evade law against bigamy
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-364 — Exceptions to §§ 18.2-362 and 18.2-363
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-365 — Adultery defined; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-366 — Sexual intercourse by persons forbidden to marry; incest; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-367 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-368 — Placing or leaving spouse for prostitution; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-369 — Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-370 — Taking indecent liberties with children; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-370.01 — Indecent liberties by children; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-370.1 — Taking indecent liberties with child by person in custodial or supervisory relationship; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-370.2 — Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-370.3 — Sex offenses prohibiting residing in proximity to children; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-370.4 — Sex offenses prohibiting working on school property; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-370.5 — Offenses prohibiting entry onto school or other property; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-370.6 — Penetration of mouth of child with lascivious intent; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-371 — Causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent, abused, etc.; penalty; abandoned infant
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-371.1 — Abuse and neglect of children; penalties; abandoned infant
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-371.2 — Prohibiting purchase or possession of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person under 21 years of age or sale of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking to persons under 21 years of age; civil penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-371.2:1 — Prohibiting possession of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age; seizure
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-371.3 — Tattooing or body piercing of minors
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-371.4 — Prohibiting the sale of novelty lighters to juveniles
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