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Any child over the age of thirteen years but under the age of eighteen who, with lascivious intent<\/span>, knowingly and intentionally exposes his or her sexual or genital parts to any other child under the age of fourteen years who, measured by actual dates of birth, is five or more years the accused<\/span>’s junior, or proposes that any such child expose his or her sexual or genital parts to such person, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINDECENT LIBERTIES BY CHILDREN; PENALTY (\u00a7 18.2-370.01)\n\nAny child over the age of thirteen years but under the age of eighteen who, with\nlascivious intent, knowingly and intentionally exposes his or her sexual or\ngenital parts to any other child under the age of fourteen years who, measured\nby actual dates of birth, is five or more years the accused’s junior, or\nproposes that any such child expose his or her sexual or genital parts to such\nperson, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 825.","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}}