Virginia HB 323: Criminal sexual assault; definition of intimate parts.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 323 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled December 31, 2019 

A BILL to amend and reenact � 18.2-67.10 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to criminal sexual assault; definition of intimate parts. 
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Patrons-- Ayala and Campbell, R.R. 

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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 18.2-67.10 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
 reenacted as follows:

� 18.2-67.10. General definitions.

As used in this article:

1. "Complaining witness" means the person alleged to 
 have been subjected to rape, forcible sodomy, inanimate or animate object 
 sexual penetration, marital sexual assault, aggravated sexual battery, or 
 sexual battery.

2. "Intimate parts" means the genitalia, anus, 
 groin, breast, or buttocks of any person, or the chest of a 
 child under the age of 15.

3. "Mental incapacity" means that condition of the 
 complaining witness existing at the time of an offense under this article which 
 prevents the complaining witness from understanding the nature or consequences 
 of the sexual act involved in such offense and about which the accused knew or 
 should have known.

4. "Physical helplessness" means unconsciousness or 
 any other condition existing at the time of an offense under this article which 
 otherwise rendered the complaining witness physically unable to communicate an 
 unwillingness to act and about which the accused knew or should have known.

5. The complaining witness's "prior sexual conduct" 
 means any sexual conduct on the part of the complaining witness which took 
 place before the conclusion of the trial, excluding the conduct involved in the 
 offense alleged under this article.

6. "Sexual abuse" means an act committed with the 
 intent to sexually molest, arouse, or gratify any person, where:

a. The accused intentionally touches the complaining witness's 
 intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts;

b. The accused forces the complaining witness to touch the 
 accused's, the witness's own, or another person's intimate parts or material 
 directly covering such intimate parts;

c. If the complaining witness is under the age of 13, the 
 accused causes or assists the complaining witness to touch the accused's, the 
 witness's own, or another person's intimate parts or material directly covering 
 such intimate parts; or

d. The accused forces another person to touch the complaining 
 witness's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net 
 increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to � 30-19.1:4 of 
 the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation