Virginia statute

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-387.1 — Obscene sexual display; penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 5: Obscenity and Related Offenses, Code of Virginia.

Criminal charges under this statute

Obscene sexual display

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-387.1

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-387.1Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any person who, while in any public place where others are present, intending that he be seen by others, intentionally and obscenely as defined in § 18.2-372 , engages in actual or explicitly simulated acts of masturbation, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Official sources

Official section text (law.lis.virginia.gov)

Questions this section answers

Is obscene sexual display a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

Obscene sexual display is a class 1 misdemeanor in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-387.1.

Which Virginia statute covers obscene sexual display?

Obscene sexual display is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-387.1 (Obscene sexual display; penalty).

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