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Code of Virginia
Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally
Chapter 1. In General

7/10/2026

§ 18.2-16.1. (Effective July 1, 2027) Common-law crime of suicide abolished. (2026 updated section)

The common-law crime of suicide is hereby abolished.

2026, c. 785.

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