Virginia Laws

VIRGINIA

§ 18.2-372. “Obscene” defined.

The word “obscene” where it appears in this article shall mean that which, considered as a whole, has as its dominant theme or purpose an appeal to the
prurient interest in sex, that is, a shameful or morbid interest in nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, excretory functions or products thereof or sadomasochistic abuse, and which goes substantially beyond customary
limits of candor in description or representation of such matters and which, taken as a whole, does not have serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.

(Code 1950, § 18.1-227; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)

§ 18.2-387 Indecent exposure

Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where
others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this
section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present.

(Code 1950, § 18.1-236; 1960, c. 233; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1994, c. 398.)

§ 18.2-67.5:1 Punishment upon conviction of third misdemeanor offense

When a person is convicted of sexual battery in violation of § 18.2-67.4, attempted sexual battery in violation of subsection C of § 18.2-67.5, a
violation of § 18.2-371 involving consensual intercourse with a child, or indecent exposure of himself or procuring another to expose himself in violation of § 18.2-387 and it is alleged in the warrant, information or
indictment on which the person is convicted and found by the court or jury trying the case, that the person has previously been convicted within the ten-year period immediately preceding the offense charged of two or more of
the offenses specified in this section, each such offense occurring on a different date, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

(1994, c. 468.)

§ 35.1-18. License required; name in which issued; not assignable or transferable.

No person shall own, establish, conduct, maintain, manage, or operate any hotel, restaurant, summer camp, or campground in this Commonwealth unless
the hotel, restaurant, summer camp, or campground is licensed as provided in this chapter. The license shall be in the name of the owner or lessee. No license issued hereunder shall be assignable or transferable.

(Code 1950, §§ 35-22, 35-26, 35-44; 1981, c. 468.)
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OFFENDER REGISTRATION

§ 9.1-902. Offenses requiring registration.

A. For purposes of this chapter:

“Offense for which registration is required” means:

1. A violation or attempted violation of § 18.2-63, 18.2-64.1, former § 18.2-67.2:1, § 18.2-90 with the intent to commit rape, § 18.2-374.1 or subsection
D of § 18.2-374.1:1; or a third or subsequent conviction of (i) § 18.2-67.4, (ii) subsection C of § 18.2-67.5 or (iii) § 18.2-386.1;

If the offense was committed on or after July 1, 2006, (i) a violation or
attempted violation of § 18.2-91 with the intent to commit any felony offense listed in this section; (ii) a violation or attempted violation of subsection A of § 18.2-374.1:1; or (iii) a felony violation under § 18.2-67.5:1.

2. Clause (iv) of subsection B of § 18.2-374.3 or where the victim is a minor or is physically helpless or mentally incapacitated as defined in § 18.2-67.10, a
violation or attempted violation of subsection A of § 18.2-47, clause (i) or (iii) of § 18.2-48, § 18.2-67.4, subsection C of § 18.2-67.5, § 18.2-361, or 18.2-366;

3. A violation of Chapter 117 (18 U.S.C. § 2421 et seq.) of Title 18 of the United States Code;

4. A “sexually violent offense”;

5. “Murder”; or

6. Criminal homicide in conjunction with a violation of clause (i) of § 18.2-371 or § 18.2-371.1, when the offenses arise out of the same incident.

“Murder” means a violation of § 18.2-31 or 18.2-32 where the victim is (i) under 15 years of age or (ii) where the victim is at least 15 years of age but
under 18 years of age and the murder is related to an offense listed in this section.

“Sexually violent offense” means a violation or attempted violation of:

1. Clause (ii) of § 18.2-48, § 18.2-61, 18.2-67.1, 18.2-67.2, 18.2-67.3, § 18.2-67.4 where the perpetrator is 18 years of age or older and the victim is under the
age of six, subsections A and B of § 18.2-67.5, § 18.2-370, or 18.2-370.1;

2. Sections 18.2-63, 18.2-64.1, former § 18.2-67.2:1, § 18.2-90 with the intent to
commit rape or, where the victim is a minor or is physically helpless or mentally incapacitated as defined in § 18.2-67.10, a violation or attempted
violation of subsection A of § 18.2-47, § 18.2-67.4, subsection C of § 18.2-67.5, clause (i) or (iii) of § 18.2-48, § 18.2-361, 18.2-366, or 18.2-374.1. An offense
listed under this subdivision shall be deemed a sexually violent offense only if the person has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of any two or more such offenses, provided that person had been at liberty between such
convictions or adjudications; or

3. If the offense was committed on or after July 1, 2006, a violation or attempted violation of § 18.2-91 with the intent to commit any felony offense
listed in this section. An offense listed under this subdivision shall be deemed a sexually violent offense only if the person has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of any two or more such offenses, provided that the
person had been at liberty between such convictions or adjudications.

B. “Offense for which registration is required” and “sexually violent offense”
shall also include any similar offense under the laws of (i) any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, (ii) the United States or any political
subdivision thereof and any offense for which registration in a sex offender and crimes against minors registry is required under the laws of the jurisdiction where the offender was convicted.

C. Juveniles adjudicated delinquent shall not be required to register; however, where the offender is a juvenile over the age of 13 at the time of the offense
who is tried as a juvenile and is adjudicated delinquent of any offense enumerated in subdivisions A 1 through A 4 on or after July 1, 2005, the court may, in its discretion and upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth,
find that the circumstances of the offense require offender registration. In making its determination, the court shall consider all of the following factors
that are relevant to the case: (i) the degree to which the delinquent act was committed with the use of force, threat or intimidation, (ii) the age and
maturity of the complaining witness, (iii) the age and maturity of the offender, (iv) the difference in the ages of the complaining witness and the offender, (v)
the nature of the relationship between the complaining witness and the offender, (vi) the offender’s prior criminal history, and (vii) any other aggravating or mitigating factors relevant to the case.

(2003, cc. 584, 732; 2004, cc. 414, 444; 2005, cc. 586, 603, 631; 2006, cc. 857, 875, 914, 931.)