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Prostitution and Trafficking Laws:
Virginia
In Virginia, all aspects of the sex trade —whether selling sex, buying sex, promoting it, or profiting from it—are completely illegal. Virginia has distinct laws for purchasing sexual services (solicitation) and selling sexual services (prostitution/commercial sexual conduct). Virginia became one of the first states in the nation to pass “Sara’s Law” or unfair sentencing of youth legislation, allowing courts to depart from mandatory minimum sentences, allowing for treatment in the juvenile system, and rehabilitation when sentencing minor victims of abuse or trafficking who have been charged with a crime against their abuser. Virginia’s vacatur law allows survivors to clear their records of prostitution offenses only.
Prostitution laws of
Virginia
Prostitution and Trafficking Laws:
- § 18.2-346. Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties
- § 18.2-346.01. Prostitution; solicitation; commercial exploitation of a minor; penalties
- § 18.2-346.1. Testing of convicted prostitutes and injection drug users for sexually transmitted infection
- § 18.2-347. Keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place; "bawdy place" defined; penalty
- § 18.2-348. Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; penalty
- § 18.2-348.1. Promoting travel for prostitution; penalty
- § 18.2-349. Using vehicles to promote prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse; penalty
- § 18.2-350. Confinement of convicted prostitutes and persons violating §§ 18.2-347 through 18.2-349
- § 18.2-355. Taking, detaining, etc., person for prostitution, etc., or consenting thereto; human trafficking
- § 18.2-356. Receiving money for procuring person; penalties
- § 18.2-356.1. Purchasing or selling of minors; exceptions; penalties
- § 18.2-357. Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute; penalties
- § 18.2-357.1. Commercial sex trafficking; penalties
- § 18.2-361.1. Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense
- § 18.2-346. Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties
- § 18.2-346.01. Prostitution; solicitation; commercial exploitation of a minor; penalties
- § 18.2-346.1. Testing of convicted prostitutes and injection drug users for sexually transmitted infection
- § 18.2-347. Keeping, residing in, or frequenting a bawdy place; "bawdy place" defined; penalty
- § 18.2-348. Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; penalty
- § 18.2-348.1. Promoting travel for prostitution; penalty
- § 18.2-349. Using vehicles to promote prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse; penalty
- § 18.2-350. Confinement of convicted prostitutes and persons violating §§ 18.2-347 through 18.2-349
- § 18.2-355. Taking, detaining, etc., person for prostitution, etc., or consenting thereto; human trafficking
- § 18.2-356. Receiving money for procuring person; penalties
- § 18.2-356.1. Purchasing or selling of minors; exceptions; penalties
- § 18.2-357. Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute; penalties
- § 18.2-357.1. Commercial sex trafficking; penalties
- § 18.2-361.1. Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense
