Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-344

Repealed

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Repealed by Acts 2020, c. 122, cl. 2.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 32 cases, 1979–2020 · leading case: Martin v. Ziherl
Martin v. Ziherl (2005) va · cites it 48× “Martin from maintaining a tort action against Kristopher Joseph Ziherl for injuries allegedly inflicted during sexual intercourse, a criminal act of fornication proscribed by Code § 18.2-344, in light of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Lawrence v.”
Mitchem v. Counts (2000) va · cites it 42× “Mitchem contends on appeal that she was not discharged from her employment because of her gender, but because she rejected her employer's demands that she perform sexual acts in violation of Code § 18.2-344, which prohibits fornication, and Code § 18.”
Robinson v. Salvation Army (2016) va · cites it 34× “Robinson ("Robinson") appeals from the Circuit Court of Prince William County's final order granting summary judgment in favor of the Salvation Army and Joel DeMoss (collectively, "the Salvation Army") and dismissing Robinson's claim of common law wrongful termination for…”
McDonald v. Com. (2007) va · cites it 8× “Zysk">Zysk and further considered whether Code § 18.2-344, the fornication statute, ("Any person, not being married, who voluntarily shall have sexual intercourse with any other person, shall be guilty of fornication, punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.”
Ingleson v. Burlington Medical Supplies, Inc. (2015) vaed · cites it 12× “Plaintiff cites two criminal statutes that she alleges support her claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy: Va. Code § 18.2-344, prohibiting fornication, and Va.”
Karen Balas v. Huntington Ingalls Industries (2013) ca4 “Specifically, she would have amended her complaint to allege that her discharge followed from her refusal to commit three crimes under Virginia law: (1) fornication, see Va.Code § 18.2-344; (2) lewd and lascivious behavior, see Va.”
Storey v. Patient First Corp. (2002) vaed · cites it 3× “…label="31"> 31 . See Va.Code § 18.2-344. 32 . See Va.Code § 18.2-345. <a cl”
Arlington County v. White (2000) va · cites it 4× “2-345; fornication, Code § 18.2-344; and consensual sodomy, Code § 18.”
Singson v. Commonwealth (2005) vactapp · cites it 2× “Ziherl">Martin , the Virginia Supreme Court held that Code § 18.2-344, which prohibits unmarried individuals from “voluntarily [ ] hav[ing] sexual intercourse with any other person,” was unconstitutional in light of the decision in <a href="/opinion/130160/lawrence-v-texas/"…”
Zysk v. Zysk (1990) va · cites it 2× “The question for decision in this civil appeal is whether participation in the crime of fornication, in violation of Code § 18.2-344, bars recovery in tort for injuries resulting from that criminal act.”
City of Virginia Beach v. Harris (2000) va · cites it 2× “2d 246 (2000), decided today, this Court holds that an at-will employee asserted a valid common law cause of action for wrongful termination of employment when she alleged that her discharge violated the public policy underlying two criminal statutes, Code §§ 18.2-344 and -345.…”
Padilla v. Diner (2003) vaccvabeach · cites it 3× “At the demurrer stage, the first element is satisfied by the Plaintiffs’ allegations that their continued employment was contingent upon their involvement in acts that violate public policies set forth in Va. Code § 18.2-344, prohibiting fornication, and Va.”
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