SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2018 SESSION
18101507DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-365 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-365. Adultery defined; penalty.
Any person, being married, who voluntarily shall have
has sexual intercourse with any person not his or her spouse
shall be is guilty of adultery, punishable as a Class 4
misdemeanor and is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $250,
which shall be payable to the Literary Fund. [ Any law-enforcement
officer may issue a summons for a violation of this section. ]