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Virginia Prohibited Consensual Sexual Activity Laws
Overview of Prohibited Consensual Sexual Activity Laws
| Sodomy Laws Applicable to | Both sexes or any brute animal |
| Penalty for Sodomy | 18.2-361 Crime against nature: Class 6 felony |
| HIV Exposure and Compelled Testing for Offenders | 18.2-62 Testing for HIV may be requested following arrest for crime involving sexual assault or §§18.2-361, 18.2-366, 18.2-370, and 18.2-370.1 |
| Other Crimes Relating to Consensual Sex Acts | 18.2-345 Lewd and lascivious cohabitation: Class 3 misdemeanor 18.2-387 Indecent exposure: Class 1 misdemeanor |
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