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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.5 — Attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 7: Criminal Sexual Assault, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.5

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. § 18.2-67.5Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
A. An attempt to commit rape, forcible sodomy, or inanimate or animate object sexual penetration shall be punishable as a Class 4 felony. B. An attempt to commit aggravated sexual battery shall be a felony punishable as a Class 6 felony. C. An attempt to commit sexual battery is a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Questions this section answers

Is attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery ranges from a class 1 misdemeanor to a class 4 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.5.

Attempted rape, forcible sodomy, or object sexual penetration: class 4 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.5A) · Attempted aggravated sexual battery: class 6 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.5B) · Attempted sexual battery: class 1 misdemeanor (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.5C)

Which Virginia statute covers attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery?

Attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.5 (Attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.