                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CIVIL ACTION FOR STALKING (§ 8.01-42.3)

A. A victim has a civil cause of action against an individual who engaged in
conduct that is prohibited under &#xA7; 18.2-60.3, whether or not the individual
has been charged or convicted for the alleged violation, for the compensatory
damages incurred by the victim as a result of that conduct, in addition to the
costs for bringing the action. If compensatory damages are awarded, a victim may
also be awarded punitive damages.

B. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Compensatory damages&#8221; includes damages for all of the
defendant&#8217;s acts prohibited by &#xA7; 18.2-60.3.
			&#8220;Victim&#8221; means a person who, because of the conduct of the
defendant that is prohibited under &#xA7; 18.2-60.3, was placed in reasonable
fear of death, criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury to himself or to a
minor child of whom the person is a parent or legal guardian.

C. No action shall be commenced under this section more than two years after the
most recent conduct prohibited under &#xA7; 18.2-60.3.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 444.