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2011 Code of Virginia
Title 18.2 CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY.
Chapter 4 Crimes Against the Person (18.2-30 thru 18.2-76.2)
- 18.2-30 Murder and manslaughter declared felonies
- 18.2-31 Capital 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 Description unavailable
- 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
- 18.2-38 "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
- 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
- 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; penal...
- 18.2-46.7 Act of bioterrorism against agricultural crops or animals; penalty
- 18.2-46.8 Venue
- 18.2-46.9 Description unavailable
- 18.2-46.10 Violation of sections within article separate and distinct offenses
- 18.2-47 Abduction and kidnapping defined; punishment
- 18.2-48 Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose
- 18.2-48.1 Abduction by prisoners; penalty
- 18.2-49 Threatening, attempting or assisting in such abduction
- 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 Description unavailable
- 18.2-50.2 Emergency control of telephone service in hostage or barricaded person situation
- 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 ...
- 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 on...
- 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...
- 18.2-52 Malicious bodily injury by means of any caustic substance or agent or use of any explosive or fir...
- 18.2-52.1 Possession of infectious biological substances or radiological agents; penalties
- 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 probatio...
- 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
- 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
- 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 Description unavailable
- 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 ...
- 18.2-57.4 Reporting findings of assault and battery to military family advocacy representatives
- 18.2-58 How punished
- 18.2-58.1 Carjacking; penalty
- 18.2-59 Extortion of money, property or pecuniary benefit
- 18.2-60 Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family; threats to commit serious bo...
- 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
- 18.2-61 Rape
- 18.2-62 Testing of certain persons for human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C viruses
- 18.2-63 Carnal knowledge of child between thirteen and fifteen years of age
- 18.2-63.1 Death of victim
- 18.2-64 Description unavailable
- 18.2-64.1 Carnal knowledge of certain minors
- 18.2-64.2 Carnal knowledge of an inmate, parolee, probationer, detainee or pretrial or posttrial offender; pe...
- 18.2-65 Description unavailable
- 18.2-66 Description unavailable
- 18.2-67 Depositions of complaining witnesses in cases of criminal sexual assault and attempted criminal sex...
- 18.2-67.01 Description unavailable
- 18.2-67.1 Forcible sodomy
- 18.2-67.2 Object sexual penetration; penalty
- 18.2-67.2:1 Description unavailable
- 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 b...
- 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
- 18.2-67.8 Closed preliminary hearings
- 18.2-67.9 Testimony by child victims and witnesses using two-way closed-circuit television
- 18.2-67.10 General definitions
- 18.2-68 through 18.2-70
- 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 Description unavailable
- 18.2-75 Conscience clause
- 18.2-76 Informed written consent required; civil penalty
- 18.2-76.1 Encouraging or promoting abortion
- 18.2-76.2 Description unavailable
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