CODE OF VIRGINIA AGE OF MAJORITY (§ 1-204) For the purposes of all laws of the Commonwealth including common law, case law, and the acts of the General Assembly, unless an exception is specifically provided in this Code, a person shall be an adult, shall be of full age, and shall reach the age of majority when he becomes 18 years of age. HISTORY: 1972, cc. 824, 825, § 1-13.42; 2005, c. 839.