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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-356 — Receiving money for procuring person; penalties

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 3: Commercial Sex Trafficking, Prostitution, Etc, Code of Virginia.

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Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-356

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the text of the Code of Virginia from the official Virginia Law Portal API published by the Virginia General Assembly's Division of Legislative Automated Systems; it is not the official Code of Virginia.

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-356Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
Any person who receives any money or other valuable thing for or on account of (i) procuring for or placing in a house of prostitution or elsewhere any person for the purpose of causing such person to engage in unlawful sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus or any act in violation of § 18.2-361 , or touching of the unclothed genitals or anus of another person with the intent to sexually arouse or gratify; (ii) causing any person to engage in concubinage, prostitution, or the manufacture of any obscene material or child pornography; or (iii) causing any person to engage in forced labor or services or providing or obtaining labor or services by any act in violation of subsection B of § 18.2-47 is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Any person who violates clause (i) or (ii) with a person under the age of 18 is guilty of a Class 3 felony.

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Is receiving money for procuring person a felony or a misdemeanor in Virginia?

It depends on the circumstances: receiving money for procuring person ranges from a class 4 felony to a class 3 felony in Virginia under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-356.

Receiving money for procuring person (general): class 4 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-356) · Receiving money for procuring person — victim under 18: class 3 felony (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-356)

Which Virginia statute covers receiving money for procuring person?

Receiving money for procuring person is governed by Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-356 (Receiving money for procuring person; penalties).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.