Section 139 Virginity testing offences in England and Wales: penaltiesI1I2
England and Wales
(1)
A person who commits an offence under section 136, 137 or 138 is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum summary term for either-way offences or a fine (or both);
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).
(2)
In subsection (1)(a) “the maximum summary term for either-way offences” means—
(a)
in relation to an offence committed before the time when paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020 comes into force, 6 months;
(b)
in relation to an offence committed after that time, 12 months.