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However, if a parent or grandparent commits any such act with his child or grandchild and such child or grandchild is at least 13 but less than 18 years of age at the time of the offense, such parent or grandparent is guilty of a Class 3 felony.C\n\nFor the purposes of this section, parent includes step-parent, grandparent includes step-grandparent, child includes step-child, and grandchild includes step-grandchild.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":202780,"text":"If any person carnally knows in any manner any brute animal or voluntarily submits to such carnal knowledge, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":202781,"text":"Any person who performs or causes to be performed cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, or anal intercourse upon or by his daughter or granddaughter, son or grandson, brother or sister, or father or mother is guilty of a Class 5 felony. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1968, chapter 427; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1977, chapter 285; in 1981, chapter 397; in 1993, chapter 450; in 2005, chapter 185<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85077,"section_number":"16.1-272","catch_line":"Power of circuit court over juvenile offender","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-272\/"},{"id":76004,"section_number":"17.1-275.13","catch_line":"Additional fee for offenses related to sex trafficking","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.13\/"},{"id":80246,"section_number":"17.1-805","catch_line":"Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-805\/"},{"id":71520,"section_number":"18.2-251.03","catch_line":"Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-251.03\/"},{"id":79810,"section_number":"18.2-346","catch_line":"Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-346\/"},{"id":77563,"section_number":"18.2-346.1","catch_line":"Testing of convicted prostitutes and injection drug users for sexually transmitted infection","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-346.1\/"},{"id":83161,"section_number":"18.2-348","catch_line":"Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; 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A.<\/span> If any person carnally knows in any manner any brute animal or voluntarily submits to such carnal knowledge, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who performs or causes to be performed cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, or anal intercourse upon or by his daughter or granddaughter, son or grandson, brother or sister, or father or mother is guilty of a Class 5 felony<\/span>. However, if a parent or grandparent commits any such act with his child or grandchild and such child or grandchild is at least 13 but less than 18 years of age at the time of the offense<\/span>, such parent or grandparent is guilty of a Class 3 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, parent includes step-parent, grandparent includes step-grandparent, child includes step-child, and grandchild includes step-grandchild. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCRIMES AGAINST NATURE; PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-361)\n\nA. If any person carnally knows in any manner any brute animal or voluntarily\nsubmits to such carnal knowledge, he is guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\nB. Any person who performs or causes to be performed cunnilingus, fellatio,\nanilingus, or anal intercourse upon or by his daughter or granddaughter, son or\ngrandson, brother or sister, or father or mother is guilty of a Class 5 felony.\nHowever, if a parent or grandparent commits any such act with his child or\ngrandchild and such child or grandchild is at least 13 but less than 18 years of\nage at the time of the offense, such parent or grandparent is guilty of a Class\n3 felony.\n\nC. For the purposes of this section, parent includes step-parent, grandparent\nincludes step-grandparent, child includes step-child, and grandchild includes\nstep-grandchild.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-212; 1960, c. 358; 1968, c. 427; 1975, cc. 14, 15;\n1977, c. 285; 1981, c. 397; 1993, c. 450; 2005, c. 185; 2014, c. 794.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}