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Virginia — Title 18.2 · Chapter 4
- § 18.2-30 — Murder and manslaughter declared felonies
- § 18.2-31 — Aggravated 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 — Reserved
- § 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
- § 18.2-36.3 — Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses
- § 18.2-37 — How and where homicide prosecuted and punished if death occur without the Commonwealth
- § 18.2-37.1 — Certain matters not to constitute defenses
- § 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; penalty
- § 18.2-46.7 — Act of bioterrorism against agricultural crops or animals; penalty
- § 18.2-46.8 — Venue
- § 18.2-46.10 — Violation of sections within article separate and distinct offenses
- § 18.2-47 — Abduction and kidnapping defined; forced labor; punishment
- § 18.2-48 — Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose
- § 18.2-48.1 — Abduction by prisoners or committed persons; penalty
- § 18.2-49 — Threatening, attempting, or assisting in such abduction; penalty
- § 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
- § 18.2-50.2 — Emergency control of telephone service in hostage or barricaded person situation
- § 18.2-50.3 — Enticing, etc., another into a dwelling house with intent to commit certain felonies; penalty
- § 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 emergency medical services personnel; penalty; lesser-included offense
- § 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 one story; penalty
- § 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
- § 18.2-51.6 — Strangulation or suffocation of another; penalty
- § 18.2-51.7 — Female genital mutilation; penalty
- § 18.2-52 — Malicious bodily injury by means of any caustic substance or agent or use of any explosive or fire
- § 18.2-52.1 — Possession of infectious biological substances or radiological agents; penalties
- § 18.2-52.2 — Animal attack resulting from owner's disregard for human life; penalty
- § 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 probationers or adult parolees
- § 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; penalty
- § 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; penalty
- § 18.2-57.01 — Pointing laser at law-enforcement officer unlawful; penalty
- § 18.2-57.02 — Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer; penalty
- § 18.2-57.2 — 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 be placed on local community-based probation; conditions; education and treatment programs; costs and fees; violations; discharge
- § 18.2-57.4 — Reporting findings of assault and battery to military family advocacy representatives
- § 18.2-57.5 — Certain matters not to constitute defenses
- § 18.2-58 — Robbery; penalties
- § 18.2-58.1 — Carjacking; penalty
- § 18.2-59 — Extortion of money, property or pecuniary benefit
- § 18.2-59.1 — Sexual extortion; penalty
- § 18.2-60 — Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family; threats of death or discharge of a firearm on school property; threats of death or bodily injury to health care providers; penalties
- § 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
- § 18.2-60.5 — Unauthorized use of electronic tracking device; penalty
- § 18.2-61 — Rape
- § 18.2-61.1 — Testing of certain persons for sexually transmitted infections
- § 18.2-63 — Carnal knowledge of child between thirteen and fifteen years of age
- § 18.2-63.1 — Death of victim
- § 18.2-64.1 — Carnal knowledge of certain minors
- § 18.2-64.2 — Carnal knowledge of a person detained or arrested by a law-enforcement officer or an inmate, parolee, probationer, juvenile detainee, pretrial defendant or posttrial offender, or confidential informant; penalty
- § 18.2-67 — Depositions of complaining witnesses in cases of criminal sexual assault and attempted criminal sexual assault
- § 18.2-67.01 — Not in effect
- § 18.2-67.1 — Forcible sodomy
- § 18.2-67.2 — Object sexual penetration; penalty
- § 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 battery
- § 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 (Supreme Court Rule 2:412 derived from this section)
- § 18.2-67.7:1 — Evidence of similar crimes in child sexual offense cases (Supreme Court Rule 2:413 derived from this section)
- § 18.2-67.8 — Closed preliminary hearings
- § 18.2-67.9 — Testimony by child victims and witnesses using two-way closed-circuit television or other securely encrypted two-way audio and video technology
- § 18.2-67.9:1 — Use of a certified facility dog for testimony in a criminal proceeding
- § 18.2-67.10 — General definitions
- § 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
- § 18.2-75 — Conscience clause
- § 18.2-76 — Informed written consent required
- § 18.2-76.1 — Encouraging or promoting abortion
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