Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 1-204 (2026)

Age of majority

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For the purposes of all laws of the Commonwealth including common law, case law, and the acts of the General Assembly, unless an exception is specifically provided in this Code, a person shall be an adult, shall be of full age, and shall reach the age of majority when he becomes 18 years of age.

1972, cc. 824, 825, § 1-13.42; 2005, c. 839.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2021 · leading case: McDonald v. Com., 645 S.E.2d 918 (Va. 2007).

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McDonald v. Com., 645 S.E.2d 918 (Va. 2007). · cites it 2× “"), Code § 1-204 ("For the purposes of all laws of the Commonwealth including common law, case law, and the acts of the General Assembly, unless an exception is specifically provided in this Code, a person shall be an adult, shall be of full age, and shall reach the age of…”

James Farmer v. State of Florida, 268 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). · cites it 2× “1 § 173 (2018); Va. Code Ann. § 1-204 (2018); Wash. Rev. Code Ann.”

Terrence D'Juan Blackwell v. Commonwealth of Virginia (Va. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “a person shall be an adult, shall be of full age, and shall reach the age of majority when he becomes 18 years of age”); Code § 1-207 (defining “‘[c]hild,’ ‘juvenile,’ ‘minor,’ [and] ‘infant’” as “a person less than 18 years of age”), but that determination is subject to…”

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