Virginia HB 745: Adultery; reduces penalty to a civil penalty.

Status: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (as of 2018-02-12)

State: Virginia · Session: 2018 · Bill: HB 745

Sponsors: James A. "Jay" Leftwich, Scott A. Surovell

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18101507D

HOUSE BILL NO. 745 

Offered January 10, 2018 

Prefiled January 9, 2018 

A BILL to amend and reenact � 18.2-365 of the Code of 
 Virginia, relating to adultery; civil penalty. 
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Patrons-- Leftwich; Senator: Surovell 

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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 � 18.2-365 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.

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