Crimes Against The Person
Fairfax Attorney Paul Liam McGlone is a LIFE MEMBER of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. When interviewing lawyers, always remember to ask about their NACDL membership status. Non-members are likely to be general practice lawyers who take criminal cases as a part of their overall practice.
These "Crimes Against the Person" include Assault and Battery, one of the most common petty offenses, as well as numerous Felonies. The most common felonies in this category are various forms of "Aggravated Assault" including Malicious Wounding and Unlawful Wounding.
This page lists all of the offenses in the Virginia Category called "Crimes Against The Person", with links to the full text of the legislative statutes setting forth the exact law governing these offenses.
|
18.2-30 Murder and manslaughter declared felonies 18.2-31 Capital murder defined; punishment 18.2-32 First and second degree murder defined; punishment 18.2-32.1 Murder of a pregnant woman; penalty 18.2-32.2 Killing a fetus; penalty 18.2-32.3 Human infant; independent and separate existence. 18.2-33 Felony homicide defined; punishment 18.2-34 Description unavailable 18.2-35 How voluntary manslaughter punished 18.2-36 How involuntary manslaughter punished 18.2-36.1 Certain conduct punishable as involuntary manslaughter 18.2-36.2 Involuntary manslaughter; operating a watercraft while under the influence; penalties. 18.2-37How and where homicide prosecuted and punished if death occur without the Commonwealth 18.2-38 "Mob" defined 18.2-39 "Lynching" defined 18.2-40 Lynching deemed murder 18.2-41 Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc., by mob 18.2-42 Assault or battery by mob 18.2-42.1 Acts of violence by mob 18.2-43 Apprehension and prosecution of participants in lynching 18.2-44 Civil liability for lynching 18.2-45 Persons suffering death from mob attempting to lynch another person 18.2-46 Venue 18.2-46.1 Definitions 18.2-46.2 Prohibited criminal street gang participation; penalty 18.2-46.3 Recruitment of persons for criminal street gang; penalty 18.2-46.3:1 Third or subsequent conviction of criminal street gang crimes 18.2-46.3:2 Forfeiture 18.2-46.3:3 Enhanced punishment for gang activity taking place in a gang-free zone; penalties 18.2-46.4 Definitions 18.2-46.5 Committing, conspiring and aiding and abetting acts of terrorism prohibited; penalty 18.2-46.6 possession, manufacture, distribution, etc. of weapon of terrorism or hoax device prohibited; penal... 18.2-46.7 Act of bioterrorism against agricultural crops or animals; penalty 18.2-46.8 Venue 18.2-46.9 Description unavailable 18.2-46.10 Violation of sections within article separate and distinct offenses 18.2-47 Abduction and kidnapping defined; punishment 18.2-48 Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose 18.2-48.1 Abduction by prisoners; penalty 18.2-49 Threatening, attempting or assisting in such abduction 18.2-49.1 Violation of court order regarding custody and visitation; penalty 18.2-50 Disclosure of information and assistance to law-enforcement officers required 18.2-50.1 Description unavailable 18.2-50.2 Emergency control of telephone service in hostage or barricaded person situation 18.2-51 Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc 18.2-51.1 Malicious bodily injury to law-enforcement officers, firefighters, search and rescue personnel, or ... 18.2-51.2 Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty 18.2-51.3 Prohibition against reckless endangerment of others by throwing objects from places higher than on... 18.2-51.4 Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated 18.2-51.5 Maiming, etc., of another resulting from operating a watercraft while intoxicated; penalty... 18.2-51.6 Strangulation of another; penalty 18.2-52 Malicious bodily injury by means of any caustic substance or agent or use of any explosive or fir... 18.2-52.1 Possession of infectious biological substances or radiological agents; penalties 18.2-53 Shooting, etc., in committing or attempting a felony 18.2-53.1 Use or display of firearm in committing felony 18.2-54 Conviction of lesser offenses under certain indictments 18.2-54.1 Attempts to poison 18.2-54.2 Adulteration of food, drink, drugs, cosmetics, etc.; penalty 18.2-55 Bodily injuries caused by prisoners, state juvenile probationers and state and local adult probatio... 18.2-55.1 Hazing of youth gang members unlawful; criminal liability 18.2-56 Hazing unlawful; civil and criminal liability; duty of school, etc., officials 18.2-56.1 Reckless handling of firearms; reckless handling while hunting 18.2-56.2 Allowing access to firearms by children; penalty 18.2-57 Assault and battery 18.2-57.01 Pointing laser at law-enforcement officer unlawful; penalty 18.2-57.02 Disarming a law-enforcement or correctional officer; penalty 18.2-57.1 Description unavailable 18.2-57.2 Assault and battery against a family or household member; penalty 18.2-57.3 Persons charged with first offense of assault and battery against a family or household member may ... 18.2-57.4 Reporting findings of assault and battery to military family advocacy representatives 18.2-58 How punished 18.2-58.1 Carjacking; penalty 18.2-59 Extortion of money, property or pecuniary benefit 18.2-60 Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family; threats to commit serious bo... 18.2-60.1 Threatening the Governor or his immediate family 18.2-60.2 Members of the Governor's immediate family 18.2-60.3 Stalking; penalty 18.2-60.4 Violation of protective orders; penalty 18.2-61 Rape 18.2-62 Testing of certain persons for human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C viruses 18.2-63 Carnal knowledge of child between thirteen and fifteen years of age 18.2-63.1 Death of victim 18.2-64 Description unavailable 18.2-64.1 Carnal knowledge of certain minors 18.2-64.2 Carnal knowledge of an inmate, parolee, probationer, detainee or pretrial or posttrial offender; pe... 18.2-65 Description unavailable 18.2-66 Description unavailable 18.2-67 Depositions of complaining witnesses in cases of criminal sexual assault and attempted criminal sex... 18.2-67.01 Description unavailable 18.2-67.1 Forcible sodomy 18.2-67.2 Object sexual penetration; penalty 18.2-67.2:1 Description unavailable 18.2-67.3 Aggravated sexual battery; penalty 18.2-67.4 Sexual battery 18.2-67.4:1 Infected sexual battery; penalty 18.2-67.4:2 Sexual abuse of a child under 15 years of age; penalty. 18.2-67.5 Attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual b... 18.2-67.5:1 Punishment upon conviction of third misdemeanor offense 18.2-67.5:2 Punishment upon conviction of certain subsequent felony sexual assault 18.2-67.5:3 Punishment upon conviction of certain subsequent violent felony sexual assault 18.2-67.6 Proof of physical resistance not required 18.2-67.7 Admission of evidence (Supreme Court Rule 2:412 derived from this section) 18.2-67.8 Closed preliminary hearings 18.2-67.9 Testimony by child victims and witnesses using two-way closed-circuit television 18.2-67.10 General definitions 18.2-68 through 18.2-70 Repealed by Acts 1994, c. 59 18.2-71 Producing abortion or miscarriage, etc.; penalty 18.2-71.1 Partial birth infanticide; penalty 18.2-72 When abortion lawful during first trimester of pregnancy 18.2-73 When abortion lawful during second trimester of pregnancy 18.2-74 When abortion or termination of pregnancy lawful after second trimester of pregnancy 18.2-74.1 Abortion, etc., when necessary to save life of woman 18.2-74.2 Description unavailable 18.2-75 Conscience clause 18.2-76 Informed written consent required; civil penalty 18.2-76.1 Encouraging or promoting abortion 18.2-76.2 Description unavailable |