§ 23-24. Sexual intercourse by persons forbidden to marry.
If any person engages in sexual intercourse with any person whom he or she is forbidden by law to marry, such person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to apply to a person who engages in sexual intercourse with his daughter or granddaughter, or with her son or grandson or with her father or his mother.
(Ord. No. 3631, 7-21-20)
Editor's note— Ord. No. 3631, adopted July 21, 2020, amended § 23-24 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 23-24, pertained to adultery and fornication by persons forbidden to marry and derived from § 23-3 of the 1965 Code.
State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-366, which declares adultery or fornication by persons mentioned in the proviso to be a felony.
(Ord. No. 3631, 7-21-20)
State law reference
Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 18.2-366, which declares adultery or fornication by persons mentioned in the proviso to be a felony.