Romeo and Juliet laws are laws that provide an exemption for minors that are both under the age of 18 or both right around the age of consent, but one of them is slightly older than the other. Virginia does recognize a limited exception for persons that are under the age of 18, but older than 15.

Can a 19 year old date a 16 year old in Virginia?

In Virginia, it is illegal for an adult (someone 18 or older) to have sex with a minor (someone younger than 18), even if the sex is consensual. Those who break the law have committed statutory rape.