                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BY PERSONS FORBIDDEN TO MARRY; INCEST; PENALTIES (§
18.2-366)

A. Any person who engages in sexual intercourse with any person whom he is
forbidden by law to marry is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor except as provided
by subsection B.

B. Any person who engages in sexual intercourse with his daughter or
granddaughter, son or grandson, or father or mother is guilty of a Class 5
felony. However, if a parent or grandparent engages in sexual intercourse with
his child or grandchild, and such child or grandchild is at least 13 years of
age 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. For the purposes of this section, parent includes stepparent, grandparent
includes step-grandparent, child includes a stepchild, and grandchild includes a
step-grandchild.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-191; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1981, c. 397;
1993, c. 703; 2014, c. 542; 2020, cc. 122, 900.