Part 5: Virginity Testing and Hymenoplasty Offences Virginity testing offences: Scotland Section 143: Virginity testing offences in Scotland: penalties and supplementary
Section 143(1) deals with the mode of trial and maximum penalties for the new offences in Scotland (sections 140, 141 and 142). They carry a maximum summary custodial sentence of 12 months or a maximum 5-year custodial sentence on indictment or an unlimited fine or both. The maximum sentence reflects the long-term physical and psychological detrimental effects virginity testing can have on the victim.
	Section 143(2) provides that a person committing the virginity testing offence outside of Scotland may be prosecuted, tried and punished for the offence in (a) a sheriff court district where they are apprehended or in custody or (b) a sheriff court district where the Lord Advocate decides.