Fornication (§ 18.2-344)—Virginia Decoded

Any person, not being married, who voluntarily shall have sexual intercourse with any other person, shall be guilty of fornication, punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.

History

Code 1950, §§ 18.1-188, 18.1-190; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.

Court Decisions

Martin v. Ziherl (SCV, 01/14/05)
. . . criminal act of fornication proscribed by Code § 18.2-344, in light of the decision of the Supreme . . .

Zysk v. Zysk (SCV, 01/12/90)
. . . the crime of fornication, in violation of Code § 18.2-344, bars recovery in tort for injuries . . .

Mitchem v. Counts (SCV, 01/14/00)
. . . lascivious behavior embodied in Code §§ 18.2-344 and -345. Code § 18.2-344 provides that an . . .

. . . James Doe and Jane Doe v. Frank S. Duling, Chief of the . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 02/07/86)
. . . prohibiting fornication and cohabitation. Va.Code Secs. 18.2-344, 18.2-345 (1982). The district . . .

Zysk v. Zysk (SCV, 03/02/90)
. . . the crime of fornication, in violation of Code § 18.2-344, bars recovery in tort for injuries . . .

Doe v. Duling (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 02/27/85)
. . . fornication and cohabitation statutes. Section 18.2-344 of the Virginia Code provides that . . .

McDonald v. Com. (SCV, 06/08/07)
. . . in Zysk and further considered whether Code § 18.2-344, the fornication statute, ("Any person, . . .

Arlington County v. White (SCV, 04/21/00)
. . . cohabitation, Code § 18.2-345; fornication, Code § 18.2-344; and consensual sodomy, Code § . . .

United States v. Stapleton (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 02/01/90)
. . . because fornication is illegal, see Va.Code Ann. § 18.2-344, one may not recover damages for herpes . . .

City of Virginia Beach v. Harris (SCV, 01/14/00)
. . . policy underlying two criminal statutes, Code §§ 18.2-344 and -345. . . .

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§ 18.2-344

Fornication

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