SB610: Adultery; reduces Class 4 misdemeanor to a civil penalty.
SENATE BILL NO. 610
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.