§ 21-12. Adultery and fornication generally.
(a)
Any person, being married, who voluntarily shall have sexual intercourse with any person not his or her spouse shall be deemed guilty of adultery.
(b)
Any person, not being married, who voluntarily shall have sexual intercourse with any other person shall be deemed guilty of fornication.
(c)
If any person commits adultery or fornication, such person shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
(Code 1956, Tit. XXIII, Ch. 3, § 2)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-344, 18.2-365.
(Code 1956, Tit. XXIII, Ch. 3, § 2)
State law reference
Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-344, 18.2-365.