Chapter 4. Crimes Against the PersonRead Chapter
- Article 1. HomicideRead all
- § 18.2-30
- Murder and manslaughter declared felonies
- § 18.2-31
- Aggravated murder defined; punishment
- § 18.2-32
- First and second degree murder defined; punishment
- § 18.2-32.1
- Murder of a pregnant woman; penalty
- § 18.2-32.2
- Killing a fetus; penalty
- § 18.2-32.3
- Human infant; independent and separate existence
- § 18.2-33
- Felony homicide defined; punishment
- § 18.2-34
- Reserved
- § 18.2-35
- How voluntary manslaughter punished
- § 18.2-36
- How involuntary manslaughter punished
- § 18.2-36.1
- Certain conduct punishable as involuntary manslaughter
- § 18.2-36.2
- Involuntary manslaughter; operating a watercraft while under the influence; penalties
- § 18.2-37
- How and where homicide prosecuted and punished if death occur without the Commonwealth
- § 18.2-37.1
- Certain matters not to constitute defenses
- Article 2. Crimes by MobsRead all
- § 18.2-38
- "Mob" defined
- § 18.2-39
- "Lynching" defined
- § 18.2-40
- Lynching deemed murder
- § 18.2-41
- Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc., by mob
- § 18.2-42
- Assault or battery by mob
- § 18.2-42.1
- Acts of violence by mob
- § 18.2-43
- Apprehension and prosecution of participants in lynching
- § 18.2-44
- Civil liability for lynching
- § 18.2-45
- Persons suffering death from mob attempting to lynch another person
- § 18.2-46
- Venue
- Article 2.1. Crimes by GangsRead all
- § 18.2-46.1
- Definitions
- § 18.2-46.2
- Prohibited criminal street gang participation; penalty
- § 18.2-46.3
- Recruitment of persons for criminal street gang; penalty
- § 18.2-46.3:1
- Third or subsequent conviction of criminal street gang crimes
- § 18.2-46.3:2
- Forfeiture
- § 18.2-46.3:3
- Enhanced punishment for gang activity taking place in a gang-free zone; penalties
- Article 2.2. Terrorism OffensesRead all
- § 18.2-46.4
- Definitions
- § 18.2-46.5
- Committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited; penalty
- § 18.2-46.6
- Possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited; penalty
- § 18.2-46.7
- Act of bioterrorism against agricultural crops or animals; penalty
- § 18.2-46.8
- Venue
- § 18.2-46.9
- Repealed
- § 18.2-46.10
- Violation of sections within article separate and distinct offenses
- Article 3. Kidnapping and Related OffensesRead all
- § 18.2-47
- Abduction and kidnapping defined; forced labor; punishment
- § 18.2-48
- Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose
- § 18.2-48.1
- Abduction by prisoners or committed persons; penalty
- § 18.2-49
- Threatening, attempting, or assisting in such abduction; penalty
- § 18.2-49.1
- Violation of court order regarding custody and visitation; penalty
- § 18.2-50
- Disclosure of information and assistance to law-enforcement officers required
- § 18.2-50.1
- Repealed
- § 18.2-50.2
- Emergency control of telephone service in hostage or barricaded person situation
- § 18.2-50.3
- Enticing, etc., another into a dwelling house with intent to commit certain felonies; penalty
- Article 4. Assaults and Bodily WoundingsRead all
- § 18.2-51
- Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc.
- § 18.2-51.1
- Malicious bodily injury to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel; penalty; lesser-included offense
- § 18.2-51.2
- Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty
- § 18.2-51.3
- Prohibition against reckless endangerment of others by throwing objects from places higher than one story; penalty
- § 18.2-51.4
- Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated
- § 18.2-51.5
- Maiming, etc., of another resulting from operating a watercraft while intoxicated; penalty
- § 18.2-51.6
- Strangulation or suffocation of another; penalty
- § 18.2-51.7
- Female genital mutilation; penalty
- § 18.2-52
- Malicious bodily injury by means of any caustic substance or agent or use of any explosive or fire
- § 18.2-52.1
- Possession of infectious biological substances or radiological agents; penalties
- § 18.2-52.2
- Animal attack resulting from owner's disregard for human life; penalty
- § 18.2-53
- Shooting, etc., in committing or attempting a felony
- § 18.2-53.1
- Use or display of firearm in committing felony
- § 18.2-54
- Conviction of lesser offenses under certain indictments
- § 18.2-54.1
- Attempts to poison
- § 18.2-54.2
- Adulteration of food, drink, drugs, cosmetics, etc.; penalty
- § 18.2-55
- Bodily injuries caused by prisoners, state juvenile probationers and state and local adult probationers or adult parolees
- § 18.2-55.1
- Hazing of youth gang members unlawful; criminal liability
- § 18.2-56
- Hazing unlawful; civil and criminal liability; duty of school, etc., officials; penalty
- § 18.2-56.1
- Reckless handling of firearms; reckless handling while hunting
- § 18.2-56.2
- Allowing access to firearms by children; penalty
- § 18.2-57
- Assault and battery; penalty
- § 18.2-57.01
- Pointing laser at law-enforcement officer unlawful; penalty
- § 18.2-57.02
- Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer; penalty
- § 18.2-57.1
- Repealed
- § 18.2-57.2
- Assault and battery against a family or household member; penalty
- § 18.2-57.3
- Persons charged with first offense of assault and battery against a family or household member may be placed on local community-based probation; conditions; education and treatment programs; costs and fees; violations; discharge
- § 18.2-57.4
- Reporting findings of assault and battery to military family advocacy representatives
- § 18.2-57.5
- Certain matters not to constitute defenses
- Article 5. RobberyRead all
- § 18.2-58
- Robbery; penalties
- § 18.2-58.1
- Carjacking; penalty
- Article 6. Extortion and Other ThreatsRead all
- § 18.2-59
- Extortion of money, property or pecuniary benefit
- § 18.2-59.1
- Sexual extortion; penalty
- § 18.2-60
- Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family; threats of death or bodily injury to persons on school property; threats of death or bodily injury to health care providers; penalty
- § 18.2-60.1
- Threatening the Governor or his immediate family
- § 18.2-60.2
- Members of the Governor's immediate family
- § 18.2-60.3
- Stalking; penalty
- § 18.2-60.4
- Violation of protective orders; penalty
- § 18.2-60.5
- Unauthorized use of electronic tracking device; penalty
- Article 7. Criminal Sexual AssaultRead all
- § 18.2-61
- Rape
- § 18.2-61.1
- Testing of certain persons for sexually transmitted infections
- § 18.2-62
- Repealed
- § 18.2-63
- Carnal knowledge of child between thirteen and fifteen years of age
- § 18.2-63.1
- Death of victim
- § 18.2-64
- Repealed
- § 18.2-64.1
- Carnal knowledge of certain minors
- § 18.2-64.2
- Carnal knowledge of a person detained or arrested by a law-enforcement officer or an inmate, parolee, probationer, juvenile detainee, pretrial defendant or posttrial offender, or confidential informant; penalty
- § 18.2-65
- Repealed
- § 18.2-66
- Repealed
- § 18.2-67
- Depositions of complaining witnesses in cases of criminal sexual assault and attempted criminal sexual assault
- § 18.2-67.01
- Not in effect
- § 18.2-67.1
- Forcible sodomy
- § 18.2-67.2
- Object sexual penetration; penalty
- § 18.2-67.2:1
- Repealed
- § 18.2-67.3
- Aggravated sexual battery; penalty
- § 18.2-67.4
- Sexual battery
- § 18.2-67.4:1
- Infected sexual battery; penalty
- § 18.2-67.4:2
- Sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age; penalty
- § 18.2-67.5
- Attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery
- § 18.2-67.5:1
- Punishment upon conviction of third misdemeanor offense
- § 18.2-67.5:2
- Punishment upon conviction of certain subsequent felony sexual assault
- § 18.2-67.5:3
- Punishment upon conviction of certain subsequent violent felony sexual assault
- § 18.2-67.6
- Proof of physical resistance not required
- § 18.2-67.7
- Admission of evidence (Supreme Court Rule 2:412 derived from this section)
- § 18.2-67.7:1
- Evidence of similar crimes in child sexual offense cases (Supreme Court Rule 2:413 derived from this section)
- § 18.2-67.8
- Closed preliminary hearings
- § 18.2-67.9
- Testimony by child victims and witnesses using two-way closed-circuit television
- § 18.2-67.9:1
- Use of a certified facility dog for testimony in a criminal proceeding
- § 18.2-67.10
- General definitions
- Article 9. AbortionRead all
- § 18.2-71
- Producing abortion or miscarriage, etc.; penalty
- § 18.2-71.1
- Partial birth infanticide; penalty
- § 18.2-72
- When abortion lawful during first trimester of pregnancy
- § 18.2-73
- When abortion lawful during second trimester of pregnancy
- § 18.2-74
- When abortion or termination of pregnancy lawful after second trimester of pregnancy
- § 18.2-74.1
- Abortion, etc., when necessary to save life of woman
- § 18.2-74.2
- Repealed
- § 18.2-75
- Conscience clause
- § 18.2-76
- Informed written consent required
- § 18.2-76.1
- Encouraging or promoting abortion
- § 18.2-76.2
- Repealed