Adultery and YOUR state

[txinvestigator1]

Another thread got me curious; Does YOUR state outlaw Adultery?

Please give your state and a simple yes or no will do.



Texas = No

[GoDirectly2Jail]

Virginia: Yes.

§ 18.2-365. Adultery defined; penalty.

Any person, being married, who voluntarily shall have sexual intercourse with any person not his or her spouse shall be guilty of adultery, punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.

(Code 1950, §§18.1-187, 18.1-190; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)

[phantasm]

In NY both parties are guilty, not just the married party.....

§ 255.17 Adultery.
A person is guilty of adultery when he engages in sexual intercourse
with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other
person has a living spouse.
Adultery is a class B misdemeanor.

Not that I have ever seen it charged.

[JakeLock]

ND, Yes. But only the married person can be charged and the other spouse must be the one to file charges. I also have never seen it charged out.

Actual law...

12.1-20-09. Adultery.
1. A married person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he or she engages in a
sexual act with another person who is not his or her spouse.
2. No prosecution shall be instituted under this section except on the complaint of the
spouse of the alleged offender, and the prosecution shall not be commenced later
than one year from commission of the offense.
3. The court shall grant immunity from prosecution under this section to a person
subject to prosecution under this section who, as part of a divorce, annulment, or
separation proceeding, provides information regarding sexual acts with another
person.

1. You can go to jail for up to 1 year for it...

2. Spouse must file within a year...

3. As long as you admit it, the court will do nothing...

[kels]

Kansas-yes I ran across the statute the other day.

For the most part, I think it is a civil matter anymore.
Usually gets settled in divorce court.

[Kimble]

Virginia: Yes.

What he said. Plus, the UCMJ outlaws it, too.

[wcso234]

Virginia: Yes.

Just release me on a summons :D

[Legoate]

*snip* the UCMJ outlaws it, too.

Yeah...I found that out on active duty. :rolleyes:

[JakeLock]

Yeah...I found that out on active duty. :rolleyes:

From someone else telling you right? Cuz we know you'd never sleep with someone elses wife right? Just like me.. right?

[Drew27k9]

Pennsylvania: No (at least I couldn't find it)

[mobrien316]

Connecticut: No


(But there was a law until the early '90's)

[jeffyc]

Ms - Yes, but it is civil not criminal and not used very much.

[Piggy]

Michigan: Only legal if the other party is your brother or sister ;)

[CTUCop]

Connecticut: No


(But there was a law until the early '90's)

And a good thing too. We just finished handling a complaint about that. No law broken, so we put it down as case closed. We're still getting questioned about it though. :rolleyes:

[BP348]

the UCMJ outlaws it.

That's the only place I've ever seen it enforced. Always thought it was wrong that the military member could be punished, up to a BCD and the non-military member just walked away.

Long story short a friend somehow got involved with this other guy's wife. He was court marshaled for adultery and sodomy (admitted to oral sex), was found guilty, received a bad conduct discharge with the felony conviction so there goes his chance as a LEO on the out side and nothing happened to the girl.

I know he was in the military & the whole higher standards thing but I still don't think a felony conviction was deserved or just. As bad as the adultry charge was the sodomy charge was just a kick to the twins :eek: