Bill Text: VA SB1124 | 2017 | Regular Session | Prefiled


Bill Title: Adultery; civil penalty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N) [SB1124 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2017-SB1124-Prefiled.html
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SENATE BILL NO. 1124
Offered January 11, 2017
Prefiled January 9, 2017
A BILL to amend and reenact §18.2-365 of the Code of Virginia, relating to adultery; civil penalty.
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Patron-- 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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