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Chapter 8.
Crimes Involving Morals and Decency
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  • Article 3.
    Commercial Sex Trafficking, Prostitution, Etc.
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  • § 18.2-344
    Repealed
    § 18.2-345
    Repealed
    § 18.2-346
    Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties
    § 18.2-346.01
    Prostitution; solicitation; commercial exploitation of a minor; penalties
    § 18.2-346.1
    Testing of convicted prostitutes and injection drug users for sexually transmitted infection
    § 18.2-347
    Keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place; "bawdy place" defined; penalty
    § 18.2-348
    Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; penalty
    § 18.2-348.1
    Promoting travel for prostitution; penalty
    § 18.2-349
    Using vehicles to promote prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse; penalty
    § 18.2-350
    Confinement of convicted prostitutes and persons violating §§ 18.2-347 through 18.2-349
    § 18.2-351
    Repealed
    § 18.2-354
    Reserved
    § 18.2-355
    Taking, detaining, etc., person for prostitution, etc., or consenting thereto; human trafficking
    § 18.2-356
    Receiving money for procuring person; penalties
    § 18.2-356.1
    Purchasing or selling of minors; exceptions; penalties
    § 18.2-357
    Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute; penalties
    § 18.2-357.1
    Commercial sex trafficking; penalties
    § 18.2-358
    Repealed
    § 18.2-359
    Venue for criminal sexual assault or where any person transported for criminal sexual assault, attempted criminal sexual assault, or purposes of unlawful sexual intercourse, crimes against nature, and indecent liberties with children; venue for such crimes when coupled with a violent felony
    § 18.2-360
    Competency of persons to testify in prosecutions under §§ 18.2-355 through 18.2-361
    § 18.2-361
    Crimes against nature; penalty
    § 18.2-361.01
    Sexual abuse of animals; penalties
    § 18.2-361.1
    Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense
  • Article 4.
    Family Offenses; Crimes Against Children, Etc.
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  • § 18.2-362
    Person marrying when spouse is living; penalty; venue
    § 18.2-363
    Leaving Commonwealth to evade law against bigamy
    § 18.2-364
    Exceptions to §§ 18.2-362 and 18.2-363
    § 18.2-365
    Adultery defined; penalty
    § 18.2-366
    Sexual intercourse by persons forbidden to marry; incest; penalties
    § 18.2-367
    Repealed
    § 18.2-368
    Placing or leaving spouse for prostitution; penalty
    § 18.2-369
    Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults; penalties
    § 18.2-370
    Taking indecent liberties with children; penalties
    § 18.2-370.01
    Indecent liberties by children; penalty
    § 18.2-370.1
    Taking indecent liberties with child by person in custodial or supervisory relationship; penalties
    § 18.2-370.2
    Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty
    § 18.2-370.3
    Sex offenses prohibiting residing in proximity to children; penalty
    § 18.2-370.4
    Sex offenses prohibiting working on school property; penalty
    § 18.2-370.5
    Offenses prohibiting entry onto school or other property; penalty
    § 18.2-370.6
    Penetration of mouth of child with lascivious intent; penalty
    § 18.2-371
    Causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent, abused, etc.; penalty; abandoned infant
    § 18.2-371.1
    Abuse and neglect of children; penalties; abandoned infant
    § 18.2-371.2
    Prohibiting sale or distribution, etc. of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by persons under 21 years of age; civil penalties
    § 18.2-371.3
    Tattooing or body piercing of minors
    § 18.2-371.4
    Prohibiting the sale of novelty lighters to juveniles
  • Article 5.
    Obscenity and Related Offenses
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  • § 18.2-372
    "Obscene" defined
    § 18.2-373
    Obscene items enumerated
    § 18.2-374
    Production, publication, sale, possession, etc., of obscene items
    § 18.2-374.1
    Production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; presumption as to age
    § 18.2-374.1:1
    Possession, reproduction, distribution, solicitation, and facilitation of child pornography; penalty
    § 18.2-374.1:2
    Repealed
    § 18.2-374.2
    Repealed
    § 18.2-374.3
    Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children
    § 18.2-374.4
    Display of child pornography or grooming video or materials to a child unlawful; penalty
    § 18.2-375
    Obscene exhibitions and performances
    § 18.2-376
    Advertising, etc., obscene items, exhibitions or performances
    § 18.2-376.1
    Enhanced penalties for using a computer in certain violations
    § 18.2-377
    Placards, posters, bills, etc.
    § 18.2-378
    Coercing acceptance of obscene articles or publications
    § 18.2-379
    Employing or permitting minor to assist in offense under article
    § 18.2-380
    Punishment for first offense
    § 18.2-381
    Punishment for subsequent offenses; additional penalty for owner
    § 18.2-382
    Photographs, slides and motion pictures
    § 18.2-383
    Exceptions to application of article
    § 18.2-384
    Proceeding against book alleged to be obscene
    § 18.2-385
    Section 18.2-384 applicable to motion picture films
    § 18.2-386
    Showing previews of certain motion pictures
    § 18.2-386.1
    Unlawful creation of image of another; penalty
    § 18.2-386.2
    Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty
    § 18.2-387
    Indecent exposure
    § 18.2-387.1
    Obscene sexual display; penalty
    § 18.2-388
    Intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center
    § 18.2-389
    Repealed