                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AGGRAVATED MALICIOUS WOUNDING; PENALTY (§ 18.2-51.2)

A. If any person maliciously shoots, stabs, cuts or wounds any other person, or
by any means causes bodily injury, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable
or kill, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony if the victim is thereby
severely injured and is caused to suffer permanent and significant physical
impairment.

B. If any person maliciously shoots, stabs, cuts or wounds any other woman who
is pregnant, or by any other means causes bodily injury, with the intent to
maim, disfigure, disable or kill the pregnant woman or to cause the involuntary
termination of her pregnancy, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony if the
victim is thereby severely injured and is caused to suffer permanent and
significant physical impairment.

C. For purposes of this section, the involuntary termination of a woman&#8217;s
pregnancy shall be deemed a severe injury and a permanent and significant
physical impairment.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 460; 1991, c. 670; 1997, c. 709.