Virginia § 18.2-360 Competency of persons to testify in prosecutions under §§ 18.2-355 through 18.2-361

Virginia Statutes

§ 18.2-360 — Competency of persons to testify in prosecutions under §§ 18.2-355 through 18.2-361

Virginia § 18.2-360

Title 18.2CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY

Ch. 8CRIMES INVOLVING MORALS AND DECENCY

Art. 3COMMERCIAL SEX TRAFFICKING, PROSTITUTION, ETC.

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-360 (2026).

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Any male or female referred to in §§ 18.2-355 through 18.2-361 shall be a competent witness in any prosecution under such sections to testify to any and all matters, including conversations by or with the accused with third persons in his or her presence, notwithstanding he or she may have married the accused either before or after the violation of any of the provisions of this section; but such witness shall not be compelled to testify after such marriage.

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Any male or female referred to in §§ 18.2-355 through 18.2-361 shall be a competent witness in any prosecution under such sections to testify to any and all matters, including conversations by or with the accused with third persons in his or her presence, notwithstanding he or she may have married the accused either before or after the violation of any of the provisions of this section; but such witness shall not be compelled to testify after such marriage.