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

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-360
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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. Code 1950, § 18.1-211; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1980, c. 534.
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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-360 — Competency of persons to testify in prosecutions under §§ 18.2-355 through 18.2-361 | Code of Virginia (Aug. 2026 snapshot) | Corpus