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or (ii) proposes to such child the performance of an act of sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus or any act constituting an offense under &#xA7; 18.2-361; or (iii) exposes his or her sexual or genital parts to such child; or (iv) proposes that any such child expose his or her sexual or genital parts to such person; or (v) proposes to the child that the child engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy or fondling of sexual or genital parts with another person; or (vi) sexually abuses the child as defined in subdivision 6 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.10 is guilty of a Class 6 felony.B\n\nAny person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section is guilty of a Class 5 felony, provided that (i) the offenses were not part of a common act, transaction or scheme; (ii) the accused was at liberty as defined in &#xA7; 53.1-151 between each conviction; and (iii) it is admitted, or found by the jury or judge before whom the person is tried, that the accused was previously convicted of a violation of this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":287467,"text":"Any person 18 years of age or older who, except as provided in &#xA7; 18.2-370, maintains a custodial or supervisory relationship over a child under the age of 18 and is not legally married to such child and such child is not emancipated who, with lascivious intent, knowingly and intentionally (i) proposes that any such child feel or fondle the sexual or genital parts of such person or that such person feel or handle the sexual or genital parts of the child; or (ii) proposes to such child the performance of an act of sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus or any act constituting an offense under &#xA7; 18.2-361; or (iii) exposes his or her sexual or genital parts to such child; or (iv) proposes that any such child expose his or her sexual or genital parts to such person; or (v) proposes to the child that the child engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy or fondling of sexual or genital parts with another person; or (vi) sexually abuses the child as defined in subdivision 6 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.10 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":287468,"text":"Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section is guilty of a Class 5 felony, provided that (i) the offenses were not part of a common act, transaction or scheme; (ii) the accused was at liberty as defined in &#xA7; 53.1-151 between each conviction; and (iii) it is admitted, or found by the jury or judge before whom the person is tried, that the accused was previously convicted of a violation of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14343,"edition_id":1,"name":"Family Offenses; Crimes Against Children, etc","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14022,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:49","permalink":{"id":167753,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14343,"identifier":"4","token":"18.2\/8\/4","url":"\/18.2\/8\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14022,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes Involving Morals and Decency","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12972,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:37","permalink":{"id":167393,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14022,"identifier":"8","token":"18.2\/8","url":"\/18.2\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12972,"edition_id":1,"name":"Crimes and Offenses Generally","identifier":"18.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":164139,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12972,"identifier":"18.2","token":"18.2","url":"\/18.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":86356,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-362","catch_line":"Person marrying when spouse is living; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 521 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1986, chapter 503; in 1991, chapter 517; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0840\">840<\/a>; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0185\">185<\/a>; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0794\">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":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":71784,"section_number":"18.2-359","catch_line":"Venue for criminal sexual assault or where any person transported for criminal sexual assault, attempted criminal sexual assault, or purposes of unlawful sexual intercourse, crimes against nature, and indecent liberties with children; 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or (ii) proposes to such child the performance of an act of sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus or any act constituting an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Crimes against nature; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-361\/\">18.2-361<\/a>; or (iii) exposes his or her sexual or genital parts to such child; or (iv) proposes that any such child expose his or her sexual or genital parts to such person; or (v) proposes to the child that the child engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy or fondling of sexual or genital parts with another person; or (vi) sexually abuses the child as defined in subdivision 6 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"General definitions\" href=\"\/18.2-67.10\/\">18.2-67.10<\/a> is guilty of a Class 6 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-287467\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-370.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this section is guilty of a Class 5 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>, provided that (i) the <span class=\"dictionary\">offenses<\/span> were not part of a common act, transaction or scheme; (ii) the <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span> was at liberty as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Eligibility for parole\" href=\"\/53.1-151\/\">53.1-151<\/a> between each <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>; and (iii) it is admitted, or found by the <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">judge<\/span> before whom the person is tried, that the <span class=\"dictionary\">accused<\/span> was previously convicted of a violation of this section. <a id=\"paragraph-287468\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-370.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTAKING INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILD BY PERSON IN CUSTODIAL OR SUPERVISORY\nRELATIONSHIP; PENALTIES (\u00a7 18.2-370.1)\n\nA. Any person 18 years of age or older who, except as provided in &#xA7;\n18.2-370, maintains a custodial or supervisory relationship over a child under\nthe age of 18 and is not legally married to such child and such child is not\nemancipated who, with lascivious intent, knowingly and intentionally (i)\nproposes that any such child feel or fondle the sexual or genital parts of such\nperson or that such person feel or handle the sexual or genital parts of the\nchild; or (ii) proposes to such child the performance of an act of sexual\nintercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus or any act\nconstituting an offense under &#xA7; 18.2-361; or (iii) exposes his or her\nsexual or genital parts to such child; or (iv) proposes that any such child\nexpose his or her sexual or genital parts to such person; or (v) proposes to the\nchild that the child engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy or fondling of sexual\nor genital parts with another person; or (vi) sexually abuses the child as\ndefined in subdivision 6 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.10 is guilty of a Class 6 felony.\n\nB. Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this\nsection is guilty of a Class 5 felony, provided that (i) the offenses were not\npart of a common act, transaction or scheme; (ii) the accused was at liberty as\ndefined in &#xA7; 53.1-151 between each conviction; and (iii) it is admitted, or\nfound by the jury or judge before whom the person is tried, that the accused was\npreviously convicted of a violation of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 521; 1986, c. 503; 1991, c. 517; 2001, c. 840; 2005, c. 185;\n2014, 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}}