{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/18.2-370.3.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/18.2-370.3.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/18.2-370.3.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/18.2-370.3.html"}],"law_id":83105,"edition_id":1,"section_id":83105,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-370.3","catch_line":"Sex offenses prohibiting residing in proximity to children; penalty","history":"2006, cc. 857, 914; 2008, c. 726; 2017, c. 507; 2020, cc. 860, 861.","full_text":"A\n\nEvery adult who is convicted of an offense occurring on or after July 1, 2006, where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, of one of the following qualifying offenses: (i) clause (iii) of subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-61, (ii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.1, (iii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.2, or (iv) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, shall be forever prohibited from residing within 500 feet of the premises of any place he knows or has reason to know is a child day center as defined in &#xA7; 22.1-289.02, or a primary, secondary, or high school. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. The provisions of this section shall only apply if the qualifying offense was done in the commission of, or as a part of the same course of conduct as, or as part of a common scheme or plan as a violation of (a) subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-47 or &#xA7; 18.2-48; (b) &#xA7; 18.2-89, 18.2-90, or 18.2-91; (c) &#xA7; 18.2-51.2; or (d) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof.B\n\nAn adult who is convicted of an offense as specified in subsection A and has established a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if a child day center or a primary, secondary, or high school is established within 500 feet of his residence subsequent to his conviction.C\n\nEvery adult who is convicted of an offense occurring on or after July 1, 2008, where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, of one of the following qualifying offenses: (i) clause (iii) of subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-61, (ii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.1, (iii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.2, or (iv) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, shall be forever prohibited from residing within 500 feet of the boundary line of any place he knows is a public park when such park (a) is owned and operated by a county, city, or town, (b) shares a boundary line with a primary, secondary, or high school, and (c) is regularly used for school activities. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. The provisions of this section shall only apply if the qualifying offense was done in the commission of, or as a part of the same course of conduct as, or as part of a common scheme or plan as a violation of (1) subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-47 or &#xA7; 18.2-48; (2) &#xA7; 18.2-89, 18.2-90, or 18.2-91; (3) &#xA7; 18.2-51.2; or (4) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof.D\n\nAn adult who is convicted of an offense as specified in subsection C and has established a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if a public park that (i) is owned and operated by a county, city, or town, (ii) shares a boundary line with a primary, secondary, or high school, and (iii) is regularly used for school activities, is established within 500 feet of his residence subsequent to his conviction.E\n\nThe prohibitions in this section predicated upon an offense similar to any offense set forth in this section under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, shall apply only to residences established on and after July 1, 2017.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297850,"text":"Every adult who is convicted of an offense occurring on or after July 1, 2006, where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, of one of the following qualifying offenses: (i) clause (iii) of subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-61, (ii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.1, (iii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.2, or (iv) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, shall be forever prohibited from residing within 500 feet of the premises of any place he knows or has reason to know is a child day center as defined in &#xA7; 22.1-289.02, or a primary, secondary, or high school. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. The provisions of this section shall only apply if the qualifying offense was done in the commission of, or as a part of the same course of conduct as, or as part of a common scheme or plan as a violation of (a) subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-47 or &#xA7; 18.2-48; (b) &#xA7; 18.2-89, 18.2-90, or 18.2-91; (c) &#xA7; 18.2-51.2; or (d) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":297851,"text":"An adult who is convicted of an offense as specified in subsection A and has established a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if a child day center or a primary, secondary, or high school is established within 500 feet of his residence subsequent to his conviction.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":297852,"text":"Every adult who is convicted of an offense occurring on or after July 1, 2008, where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, of one of the following qualifying offenses: (i) clause (iii) of subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-61, (ii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.1, (iii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.2, or (iv) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, shall be forever prohibited from residing within 500 feet of the boundary line of any place he knows is a public park when such park (a) is owned and operated by a county, city, or town, (b) shares a boundary line with a primary, secondary, or high school, and (c) is regularly used for school activities. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. The provisions of this section shall only apply if the qualifying offense was done in the commission of, or as a part of the same course of conduct as, or as part of a common scheme or plan as a violation of (1) subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-47 or &#xA7; 18.2-48; (2) &#xA7; 18.2-89, 18.2-90, or 18.2-91; (3) &#xA7; 18.2-51.2; or (4) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":297853,"text":"An adult who is convicted of an offense as specified in subsection C and has established a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if a public park that (i) is owned and operated by a county, city, or town, (ii) shares a boundary line with a primary, secondary, or high school, and (iii) is regularly used for school activities, is established within 500 feet of his residence subsequent to his conviction.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":297854,"text":"The prohibitions in this section predicated upon an offense similar to any offense set forth in this section under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, shall apply only to residences established on and after July 1, 2017.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"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; penalty; venue","url":"\/18.2-362\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-362","metadata":false},{"id":85324,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-363","catch_line":"Leaving Commonwealth to evade law against bigamy","url":"\/18.2-363\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-363","metadata":false},{"id":66589,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-364","catch_line":"Exceptions to \u00a7\u00a7 18.2-362 and 18.2-363","url":"\/18.2-364\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-364","metadata":false},{"id":73179,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-365","catch_line":"Adultery defined; penalty","url":"\/18.2-365\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-365","metadata":false},{"id":76153,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-366","catch_line":"Sexual intercourse by persons forbidden to marry; incest; penalties","url":"\/18.2-366\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-366","metadata":false},{"id":77238,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-367","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/18.2-367\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-367","metadata":false},{"id":55653,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-368","catch_line":"Placing or leaving spouse for prostitution; penalty","url":"\/18.2-368\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-368","metadata":false},{"id":70553,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-369","catch_line":"Abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults; penalties","url":"\/18.2-369\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-369","metadata":false},{"id":60265,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-370","catch_line":"Taking indecent liberties with children; penalties","url":"\/18.2-370\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-370","metadata":false},{"id":62948,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-370.01","catch_line":"Indecent liberties by children; penalty","url":"\/18.2-370.01\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-370.01","metadata":false},{"id":80307,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-370.1","catch_line":"Taking indecent liberties with child by person in custodial or supervisory relationship; penalties","url":"\/18.2-370.1\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-370.1","metadata":false},{"id":86551,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-370.2","catch_line":"Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; 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penalty; abandoned infant","url":"\/18.2-371\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-371","metadata":false},{"id":65049,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-371.1","catch_line":"Abuse and neglect of children; penalties; abandoned infant","url":"\/18.2-371.1\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-371.1","metadata":false},{"id":68538,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-371.2","catch_line":"Prohibiting sale or distribution, etc. of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by persons under 21 years of age; civil penalties","url":"\/18.2-371.2\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-371.2","metadata":false},{"id":84277,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-371.2:1","catch_line":"Prohibiting possession of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age; seizure","url":"\/18.2-371.2_1\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-371.2_1","metadata":false},{"id":57919,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-371.3","catch_line":"Tattooing or body piercing of minors","url":"\/18.2-371.3\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-371.3","metadata":false},{"id":75915,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-371.4","catch_line":"Prohibiting the sale of novelty lighters to juveniles","url":"\/18.2-371.4\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-371.4","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":86551,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-370.2","catch_line":"Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty","url":"\/18.2-370.2\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-370.2","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":56106,"structure_id":14343,"section_number":"18.2-370.4","catch_line":"Sex offenses prohibiting working on school property; penalty","url":"\/18.2-370.4\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-370.4","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/18.2-370.3\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0857\">857<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?061+ful+CHAP0914\">914<\/a> 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. It has been modified 3 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 2008, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0726\">726<\/a>; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0507\">507<\/a>; in 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0861\">861<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61280,"section_number":"19.2-392.02","catch_line":"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.02\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60862,"section_number":"18.2-47","catch_line":"Abduction and kidnapping defined; forced labor; punishment","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-47\/"},{"id":59389,"section_number":"18.2-48","catch_line":"Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-48\/"},{"id":68812,"section_number":"18.2-51.2","catch_line":"Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-51.2\/"},{"id":75662,"section_number":"18.2-61","catch_line":"Rape","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-61\/"},{"id":73623,"section_number":"18.2-67.1","catch_line":"Forcible sodomy","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.1\/"},{"id":73072,"section_number":"18.2-67.2","catch_line":"Object sexual penetration; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-67.2\/"},{"id":67235,"section_number":"18.2-89","catch_line":"Burglary; how punished","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-89\/"},{"id":60995,"section_number":"18.2-90","catch_line":"Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit murder, rape, robbery or arson; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-90\/"},{"id":55574,"section_number":"18.2-91","catch_line":"Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit larceny, assault and battery or other felony","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-91\/"},{"id":83341,"section_number":"22.1-289.02","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.02\/"}],"permalink":{"id":167803,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83105,"identifier":"18.2-370.3","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-370.3","url":"\/18.2-370.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-370.3\/","token":"18.2\/8\/4\/18.2-370.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sex offenses prohibiting residing in proximity to children; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-370.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Every adult who is convicted of an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> occurring on or after July 1, 2006, where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, of one of the following qualifying <span class=\"dictionary\">offenses<\/span>: (i) clause (iii) of subsection A of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Rape\" href=\"\/18.2-61\/\">18.2-61<\/a>, (ii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Forcible sodomy\" href=\"\/18.2-67.1\/\">18.2-67.1<\/a>, (iii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Object sexual penetration; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-67.2\/\">18.2-67.2<\/a>, or (iv) any similar <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> under the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, shall be forever prohibited from residing within 500 feet of the premises of any place he knows or has reason to know is a child day center as defined in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/22.1-289.02\/\">22.1-289.02<\/a>, or a primary, secondary, or high school. A violation of this section is a Class 6 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>. The provisions of this section shall only apply if the qualifying <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> was done in the commission of, or as a part of the same course of conduct as, or as part of a common scheme or plan as a violation of (a) subsection A of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Abduction and kidnapping defined; forced labor; punishment\" href=\"\/18.2-47\/\">18.2-47<\/a> or &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose\" href=\"\/18.2-48\/\">18.2-48<\/a>; (b) &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Burglary; how punished\" href=\"\/18.2-89\/\">18.2-89<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit murder, rape, robbery or arson; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-90\/\">18.2-90<\/a>, or <a class=\"law\" title=\"Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit larceny, assault and battery or other felony\" href=\"\/18.2-91\/\">18.2-91<\/a>; (c) &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-51.2\/\">18.2-51.2<\/a>; or (d) any similar <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> under the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof. <a id=\"paragraph-297850\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-370.3\/#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> An adult who is convicted of an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> as specified in subsection A and has established a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if a child day center or a primary, secondary, or high school is established within 500 feet of his residence subsequent to his <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-297851\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-370.3\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Every adult who is convicted of an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> occurring on or after July 1, 2008, where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, of one of the following qualifying <span class=\"dictionary\">offenses<\/span>: (i) clause (iii) of subsection A of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Rape\" href=\"\/18.2-61\/\">18.2-61<\/a>, (ii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Forcible sodomy\" href=\"\/18.2-67.1\/\">18.2-67.1<\/a>, (iii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Object sexual penetration; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-67.2\/\">18.2-67.2<\/a>, or (iv) any similar <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> under the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, shall be forever prohibited from residing within 500 feet of the boundary line of any place he knows is a public park when such park (a) is owned and operated by a county, city, or town, (b) shares a boundary line with a primary, secondary, or high school, and (c) is regularly used for school activities. A violation of this section is a Class 6 <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span>. The provisions of this section shall only apply if the qualifying <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> was done in the commission of, or as a part of the same course of conduct as, or as part of a common scheme or plan as a violation of (1) subsection A of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Abduction and kidnapping defined; forced labor; punishment\" href=\"\/18.2-47\/\">18.2-47<\/a> or &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose\" href=\"\/18.2-48\/\">18.2-48<\/a>; (2) &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Burglary; how punished\" href=\"\/18.2-89\/\">18.2-89<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit murder, rape, robbery or arson; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-90\/\">18.2-90<\/a>, or <a class=\"law\" title=\"Entering dwelling house, etc., with intent to commit larceny, assault and battery or other felony\" href=\"\/18.2-91\/\">18.2-91<\/a>; (3) &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty\" href=\"\/18.2-51.2\/\">18.2-51.2<\/a>; or (4) any similar <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> under the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof. <a id=\"paragraph-297852\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-370.3\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> An adult who is convicted of an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> as specified in subsection C and has established a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if a public park that (i) is owned and operated by a county, city, or town, (ii) shares a boundary line with a primary, secondary, or high school, and (iii) is regularly used for school activities, is established within 500 feet of his residence subsequent to his <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-297853\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-370.3\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> The prohibitions in this section predicated upon an <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> similar to any <span class=\"dictionary\">offense<\/span> set forth in this section under the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof, shall apply only to residences established on and after July 1, 2017. <a id=\"paragraph-297854\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/18.2-370.3\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSEX OFFENSES PROHIBITING RESIDING IN PROXIMITY TO CHILDREN; PENALTY (\u00a7\n18.2-370.3)\n\nA. Every adult who is convicted of an offense occurring on or after July 1,\n2006, where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, of one\nof the following qualifying offenses: (i) clause (iii) of subsection A of &#xA7;\n18.2-61, (ii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.1, (iii) subdivision A 1 of\n&#xA7; 18.2-67.2, or (iv) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign\ncountry or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any\npolitical subdivision thereof, shall be forever prohibited from residing within\n500 feet of the premises of any place he knows or has reason to know is a child\nday center as defined in &#xA7; 22.1-289.02, or a primary, secondary, or high\nschool. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. The provisions of this\nsection shall only apply if the qualifying offense was done in the commission\nof, or as a part of the same course of conduct as, or as part of a common scheme\nor plan as a violation of (a) subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-47 or &#xA7; 18.2-48;\n(b) &#xA7; 18.2-89, 18.2-90, or 18.2-91; (c) &#xA7; 18.2-51.2; or (d) any\nsimilar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political\nsubdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof.\n\nB. An adult who is convicted of an offense as specified in subsection A and has\nestablished a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if a\nchild day center or a primary, secondary, or high school is established within\n500 feet of his residence subsequent to his conviction.\n\nC. Every adult who is convicted of an offense occurring on or after July 1,\n2008, where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, of one\nof the following qualifying offenses: (i) clause (iii) of subsection A of &#xA7;\n18.2-61, (ii) subdivision A 1 of &#xA7; 18.2-67.1, (iii) subdivision A 1 of\n&#xA7; 18.2-67.2, or (iv) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign\ncountry or any political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any\npolitical subdivision thereof, shall be forever prohibited from residing within\n500 feet of the boundary line of any place he knows is a public park when such\npark (a) is owned and operated by a county, city, or town, (b) shares a boundary\nline with a primary, secondary, or high school, and (c) is regularly used for\nschool activities. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony. The\nprovisions of this section shall only apply if the qualifying offense was done\nin the commission of, or as a part of the same course of conduct as, or as part\nof a common scheme or plan as a violation of (1) subsection A of &#xA7; 18.2-47\nor &#xA7; 18.2-48; (2) &#xA7; 18.2-89, 18.2-90, or 18.2-91; (3) &#xA7;\n18.2-51.2; or (4) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or\nany political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political\nsubdivision thereof.\n\nD. An adult who is convicted of an offense as specified in subsection C and has\nestablished a lawful residence shall not be in violation of this section if a\npublic park that (i) is owned and operated by a county, city, or town, (ii)\nshares a boundary line with a primary, secondary, or high school, and (iii) is\nregularly used for school activities, is established within 500 feet of his\nresidence subsequent to his conviction.\n\nE. The prohibitions in this section predicated upon an offense similar to any\noffense set forth in this section under the laws of any foreign country or any\npolitical subdivision thereof, or the United States or any political subdivision\nthereof, shall apply only to residences established on and after July 1, 2017.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, cc. 857, 914; 2008, c. 726; 2017, c. 507; 2020, cc. 860, 861.","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}}