Virginia criminal code — article
Article 3: Commercial Sex Trafficking, Prostitution, Etc
Article 3 of Chapter 8: Crimes Involving Morals and Decency, Code of Virginia. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Article 3
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-344 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-345 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-346 — Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-346.01 — Prostitution; solicitation; commercial exploitation of a minor; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-346.1 — Testing of convicted prostitutes and injection drug users for sexually transmitted infection
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-347 — Keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place; "bawdy place" defined; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-348 — Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-348.1 — Promoting travel for prostitution; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-349 — Using vehicles to promote prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-350 — Confinement of convicted prostitutes and persons violating §§ 18.2-347 through 18.2-349
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-351 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-354 — Reserved
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-355 — Taking, detaining, etc., person for prostitution, etc., or consenting thereto; human trafficking
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-356 — Receiving money for procuring person; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-356.1 — Purchasing or selling of minors; exceptions; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-357 — Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-357.1 — Commercial sex trafficking; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-358 — Repealed
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-359 — Venue for criminal sexual assault or where any person transported for criminal sexual assault, attempted criminal sexual assault, or purposes of unlawful sexual intercourse, crimes against nature, and indecent liberties with children; venue for such crimes when coupled with a violent felony
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-360 — Competency of persons to testify in prosecutions under §§ 18.2-355 through 18.2-361
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-361 — Crimes against nature; penalty
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-361.01 — Sexual abuse of animals; penalties
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-361.1 — Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense; immunity for minors
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