Code of Virginia
Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally
Chapter 8 - Crimes Involving Morals and Decency

§ 18.2-332. Certain acts not deemed "consideration" in prosecution under this article - In any prosecution under this article, no consideration shall be...

§ 18.2-333. Exceptions to article; certain sporting events - Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent any...

§ 18.2-334. Exception to article; private residences - Nothing in this article shall be construed to make it...

§ 18.2-334.1. Defeated at referendum - Defeated at referendum.

§ 18.2-334.2. Same; bingo games, raffles, duck races, and Texas Hold'em poker tournaments conducted by certain organizations - Nothing in this article shall apply to any bingo game,...

§ 18.2-334.3. Exemptions to article; state lottery; sports betting - Nothing in this article shall apply to: 1. Any lottery...

§ 18.2-334.4. Exemptions to article; pari-mutuel wagering - Nothing in this article shall be construed to make it...

§ 18.2-334.5. Exemptions to article; certain gaming operations - Nothing in this article shall be construed to make it...

§ 18.2-334.6. Exemptions to article; certain skill games offered at family entertainment centers - A. As used in this section: "Amusement device" means a...

§ 18.2-335. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1979, c. 420.

§ 18.2-336. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 995.

§ 18.2-337. Immunity of witnesses from prosecution - No witness called by the Commonwealth or by the court,...

§ 18.2-338. Enforcement of § 18.2-331 by Governor and Attorney General - If it shall come to the knowledge of the Governor...

§ 18.2-339. Enjoining offenses relating to gambling - Whenever any person shall be engaged in committing, or in...

§ 18.2-340. County ordinances prohibiting illegal gambling - The governing body of any county may adopt ordinances prohibiting...

§ 18.2-340.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1995, c. 837, effective July 1, 1996.

§ 18.2-340.15. State control of charitable gaming - A. Charitable gaming as authorized herein shall be permitted in...

§ 18.2-340.16. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...

§ 18.2-340.17. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 884, cl. 2.

§ 18.2-340.18. Powers and duties of the Department - The Department shall have all powers and duties necessary to...

§ 18.2-340.19. Regulations of the Department - A. The Department shall adopt regulations that: 1. Require, as...

§ 18.2-340.20. Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit; hearings and appeals - A. The Department may deny, suspend, or revoke the permit...

§ 18.2-340.21. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 884, cl. 2.

§ 18.2-340.22. Permitted forms of gaming; prizes not gaming contracts - A. This article permits qualified organizations to conduct (i) raffles,...

§ 18.2-340.23. Organizations exempt from certain fees and reports - A. No organization that reasonably expects, based on prior charitable...

§ 18.2-340.24. Eligibility for permit; exceptions; where valid - A. To be eligible for a permit to conduct charitable...

§ 18.2-340.25. Permit required; application fee; form of application - A. Except as provided for in § 18.2-340.23, prior to...

§ 18.2-340.25:1. Authorization to conduct electronic gaming required; fee - A. In addition to a charitable gaming permit, a social...

§ 18.2-340.26. Sale of raffle tickets; drawings - A. Except as provided in subsection B, a qualified organization...

§ 18.2-340.26:1. Sale of instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards - A. Instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards may be...

§ 18.2-340.26:2. Sale of instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards by certain booster clubs - As a part of its annual fund-raising event, any qualified...

§ 18.2-340.26:3. Electronic gaming; penalty - A. The Department may authorize a social organization to conduct...

§ 18.2-340.27. Conduct of bingo games - A. A qualified organization shall accept only cash or, at...

§ 18.2-340.27:1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, c. 568, cl. 2.

§ 18.2-340.28. Conduct of instant bingo, network bingo, pull tabs, and seal cards - A. Any organization qualified to conduct bingo games pursuant to...

§ 18.2-340.28:1. Conduct of network bingo - A. Any organization qualified to conduct bingo games pursuant to...

§ 18.2-340.28:2. Conduct of Texas Hold'em poker tournaments by qualified organizations; limitation of operator fee; conditions - A. Any organization qualified to conduct bingo games on or...

§ 18.2-340.29. Joint operation of bingo games; written reports; joint permit required - A. Any two or more qualified organizations may jointly organize...

§ 18.2-340.30. Reports of gross receipts, electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts, and disbursements required; form of reports; failure to file - A. 1. Each qualified organization shall keep a complete record...

§ 18.2-340.30:1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2010, c. 429, cl. 2.

§ 18.2-340.30:2. Reports of electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts by electronic gaming manufacturer required; form of reports; failure to file - A. Each electronic gaming manufacturer that holds a permit issued...

§ 18.2-340.31. Audit of reports; exemption; audit and administration fee; additional assessment of gross receipts and electronic gaming adjusted gross receipts - A. All reports filed pursuant to §§ 18.2-340.30 and 18.2-340.30:2...

§ 18.2-340.32. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 462.

§ 18.2-340.33. Prohibited practices - In addition to those other practices prohibited by this article,...

§ 18.2-340.34. Suppliers of charitable gaming supplies; manufacturers of electronic gaming devices; permit; qualification; suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew certificate; maintenance, production and release of records - A. No person shall offer to sell, sell, or otherwise...

§ 18.2-340.34:1. Bingo managers and callers; remuneration; registration; qualification; suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew certificate; exceptions - A. No person shall receive remuneration as a bingo manager...

§ 18.2-340.34:2. Licensing of network bingo providers; qualification; suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew license; maintenance, production, and release of records - A. No person shall sell or offer to sell or...

§ 18.2-340.35. Assistance from Department of State Police - The Department of State Police shall assist in the conduct...

§ 18.2-340.36. Suspension of permit - A. When any officer charged with the enforcement of the...

§ 18.2-340.36:1. Civil penalty - A. Any person or organization, whether permitted or qualified pursuant...

§ 18.2-340.37. Criminal penalties - A. Any person who violates the provisions of this article...

§ 18.2-340.38. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2001, c. 754, cl. 2.

§ 18.2-341. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 608.

§ 18.2-344. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2020, c. 122, cl. 2.

§ 18.2-345. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2013, c. 621.

§ 18.2-346. Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties - Any person who, for money or its equivalent, (i) commits...

§ 18.2-346.01. Prostitution; solicitation; commercial exploitation of a minor; penalties - Any person who offers money or its equivalent to another...

§ 18.2-346.1. Testing of convicted prostitutes and injection drug users for sexually transmitted infection - A. As soon as practicable following conviction of any person...

§ 18.2-347. Keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place; "bawdy place" defined; penalty - It is unlawful for any person to keep any bawdy...

§ 18.2-348. Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; penalty - It is unlawful for any person or any officer, employee,...

§ 18.2-348.1. Promoting travel for prostitution; penalty - It is unlawful for any travel agent to knowingly promote...

§ 18.2-349. Using vehicles to promote prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse; penalty - It is unlawful for any owner or chauffeur of any...

§ 18.2-350. Confinement of convicted prostitutes and persons violating §§ 18.2-347 through 18.2-349 - In any case in which a person is convicted of...

§ 18.2-351. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 459.

§ 18.2-354. Reserved - Reserved.

§ 18.2-355. Taking, detaining, etc., person for prostitution, etc., or consenting thereto; human trafficking - Any person who: (1) For purposes of prostitution or unlawful...

§ 18.2-356. Receiving money for procuring person; penalties - Any person who receives any money or other valuable thing...

§ 18.2-357. Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute; penalties - Any person who shall knowingly receive any money or other...

§ 18.2-357.1. Commercial sex trafficking; penalties - A. Any person who, with the intent to receive money...

§ 18.2-358. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 459.

§ 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; ven... - A. Any person transporting or attempting to transport through or...

§ 18.2-360. Competency of persons to testify in prosecutions under §§ 18.2-355 through 18.2-361 - Any male or female referred to in §§ 18.2-355 through...

§ 18.2-361. Crimes against nature; penalty - A. If any person carnally knows in any manner any...

§ 18.2-361.01. Sexual abuse of animals; penalties - A. As used in this section: "Animal" means any nonhuman...

§ 18.2-361.1. Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense - A. For the purposes of this section: "Qualifying offense" means...

§ 18.2-362. Person marrying when spouse is living; penalty; venue - If any married person, during the life of such person's...

§ 18.2-363. Leaving Commonwealth to evade law against bigamy - If any persons, resident in the Commonwealth, one of whom...

§ 18.2-364. Exceptions to §§ 18.2-362 and 18.2-363 - Sections 18.2-362 and 18.2-363 shall not extend to a person...

§ 18.2-365. Adultery defined; penalty - Any person, being married, who voluntarily shall have sexual intercourse...

§ 18.2-366. Sexual intercourse by persons forbidden to marry; incest; penalties - A. Any person who engages in sexual intercourse with any...

§ 18.2-367. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 459.

§ 18.2-368. Placing or leaving spouse for prostitution; penalty - Any person who, by force, fraud, intimidation, or threats, places...

§ 18.2-369. Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults; penalties - A. It is unlawful for any responsible person to abuse...

§ 18.2-370. Taking indecent liberties with children; penalties - A. Any person 18 years of age or over, who,...

§ 18.2-370.01. Indecent liberties by children; penalty - Any child over the age of thirteen years but under...

§ 18.2-370.1. Taking indecent liberties with child by person in custodial or supervisory relationship; penalties - A. Any person 18 years of age or older who,...

§ 18.2-370.2. Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty - A. "Offense prohibiting proximity to children" means a violation or...

§ 18.2-370.3. Sex offenses prohibiting residing in proximity to children; penalty - A. Every adult who is convicted of an offense occurring...

§ 18.2-370.4. Sex offenses prohibiting working on school property; penalty - A. Every adult who has been convicted of an offense...

§ 18.2-370.5. Offenses prohibiting entry onto school or other property; penalty - A. Every adult who is convicted of a Tier III...

§ 18.2-370.6. Penetration of mouth of child with lascivious intent; penalty - Any person 18 years of age or older who, with...

§ 18.2-371. Causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent, abused, etc.; penalty; abandoned infant - Any person 18 years of age or older, including the...

§ 18.2-371.1. Abuse and neglect of children; penalty; abandoned infant - A. Any parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the...

§ 18.2-371.2. Prohibiting purchase or possession of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products, alternative nicotine products, and hemp products intended for smoking by a person under 21 years of age or sale of tobacco products, nicotine vapor product... - A. No person shall sell to, distribute to, purchase for,...

§ 18.2-371.3. Tattooing or body piercing of minors - No person shall tattoo or perform body piercing for hire...

§ 18.2-371.4. Prohibiting the sale of novelty lighters to juveniles - A. "Novelty lighter" means a mechanical or electrical device containing...

§ 18.2-372. "Obscene" defined - The word "obscene" where it appears in this article shall...

§ 18.2-373. Obscene items enumerated - Obscene items shall include: (1) Any obscene book; (2) Any...

§ 18.2-374. Production, publication, sale, possession, etc., of obscene items - It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to: (1)...

§ 18.2-374.1. Production, publication, sale, financing, etc., of child pornography; presumption as to age - A. For purposes of this article and Article 4 (§...

§ 18.2-374.1:1. Possession, reproduction, distribution, solicitation, and facilitation of child pornography; penalty - A. Any person who knowingly possesses child pornography is guilty...

§ 18.2-374.1:2. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 759 and 823, cl. 2.

§ 18.2-374.2. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 995.

§ 18.2-374.3. Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children - A. As used in subsections C, D, and E, "use...

§ 18.2-374.4. Display of child pornography or grooming video or materials to a child unlawful; penalty - A. Any person 18 years of age or older who...

§ 18.2-375. Obscene exhibitions and performances - It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to: (1)...

§ 18.2-376. Advertising, etc., obscene items, exhibitions or performances - It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to prepare,...

§ 18.2-376.1. Enhanced penalties for using a computer in certain violations - Any person who uses a computer in connection with a...

§ 18.2-377. Placards, posters, bills, etc. - It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to expose,...

§ 18.2-378. Coercing acceptance of obscene articles or publications - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or...

§ 18.2-379. Employing or permitting minor to assist in offense under article - It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to hire,...

§ 18.2-380. Punishment for first offense - Any person, firm, association or corporation convicted for the first...

§ 18.2-381. Punishment for subsequent offenses; additional penalty for owner - Any person, firm, association or corporation convicted of a second...

§ 18.2-382. Photographs, slides and motion pictures - Every person who knowingly: (1) Photographs himself or any other...

§ 18.2-383. Exceptions to application of article - Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to apply...

§ 18.2-384. Proceeding against book alleged to be obscene - A. Whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that any...

§ 18.2-385. Section 18.2-384 applicable to motion picture films - The provisions of § 18.2-384 shall apply mutatis mutandis in...

§ 18.2-386. Showing previews of certain motion pictures - It shall be unlawful for any person to exhibit any...

§ 18.2-386.1. Unlawful creation of image of another; penalty - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly...

§ 18.2-386.2. Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty - A. Any person who, with the intent to coerce, harass,...

§ 18.2-387. Indecent exposure - Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure...

§ 18.2-387.1. Obscene sexual display; penalty - Any person who, while in any public place where others...

§ 18.2-388. Intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center - If any person is intoxicated in public, whether such intoxication...

§ 18.2-389. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 462.

§ 18.2-390. Definitions - As used in this article: (1) "Juvenile" means a person...

§ 18.2-391. Unlawful acts; penalties - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell,...

§ 18.2-391.1. Exceptions to application of article - Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to apply...

§ 18.2-392. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1984, c. 492.

§ 18.2-403.1. Offenses involving animals - Class 1 misdemeanors - The following unlawful acts and offenses against animals shall constitute...

§ 18.2-403.2. Offenses involving animals - Class 3 misdemeanors - The following unlawful acts and offenses against animals shall constitute...

§ 18.2-403.3. Offenses involving animals - Class 4 misdemeanors - The following unlawful acts and offenses against animals shall constitute...

§ 18.2-403.4. Unauthorized release of animals; penalty - Any person who intentionally releases an animal, as defined in...

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Code of Virginia Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally Chapter 8 - Crimes Involving Morals and Decency

Code of Virginia
Title 18.2 - Crimes and Offenses Generally
Chapter 8 - Crimes Involving Morals and Decency