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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-51.6

Strangulation or suffocation of another; penalty

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 63 Va. App. 429 - Robert Wayne Dawson, II v. Commonwealth of Virginia (2014)

Most recently applied in 63 Va. App. 429 - Robert Wayne Dawson, II v. Commonwealth of Virginia (May 2014)

2012, cc. 577, 602; 2023, cc. 709, 710.

A. Any person who, without consent, impedes the blood circulation or respiration of another person by knowingly, intentionally, and unlawfully applying pressure to the neck of such person resulting in the wounding or bodily injury of such person is guilty of strangulation, a Class 6 felony.

B. Any person who, without consent, impedes the blood circulation or respiration of another person by knowingly, intentionally, and unlawfully blocking or obstructing the airway of such person resulting in the wounding or bodily injury of such person is guilty of suffocation, a Class 6 felony.

Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.