                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STRANGULATION OR SUFFOCATION OF ANOTHER; PENALTY (§ 18.2-51.6)

A. Any person who, without consent, impedes the blood circulation or respiration
of another person by knowingly, intentionally, and unlawfully applying pressure
to the neck of such person resulting in the wounding or bodily injury of such
person is guilty of strangulation, a Class 6 felony.

B. Any person who, without consent, impedes the blood circulation or respiration
of another person by knowingly, intentionally, and unlawfully blocking or
obstructing the airway of such person resulting in the wounding or bodily injury
of such person is guilty of suffocation, a Class 6 felony.

HISTORY: 2012, cc. 577, 602; 2023, cc. 709, 710.