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§ 18.2-356 Receiving money for procuring person; penalties

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.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1980, chapter 534; in 2011, chapter 785; in 2014, chapter 794; in 2015, chapters 690 and 691; in 2020, chapter 595; in 2024, chapter 368.

Code 1950, § 18.1-206; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1980, c. 534; 2011, c. 785; 2014, c. 794; 2015, cc. 690, 691; 2020, c. 595; 2024, c. 368.

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Court Decisions

Stewart v. Commonwealth (SCV, 06/17/83)
. . . 303 S.E.2d 877 (1983) . . .
Edwards v. Commonwealth (SCV, 04/21/78)
. . . 243 S.E.2d 834 (1978) . . .
Collins v. Commonwealth (SCV, 10/14/83)
. . . 307 S.E.2d 884 (1983) . . .
Phillips v. Commonwealth (COA, 07/13/10)
. . . POWELL, Judge. . . .
Stultz v. Commonwealth (COA, 06/07/88)
. . . 369 S.E.2d 215 (1988) . . .

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Amendment Attempts

HB1893: Abduction; penalty when person recruits, etc., child under 16 years of age for prostitution.
HB2040: Prostitution, pandering, etc.; violation of certain provisions is punishable. (passed)
HB2138: Receiving money for procuring person; penalty. (failed)
HB2299: Commercial sex trafficking, prostitution, etc.; increases penalties. (failed)
HB2470: Minors; prostitution and human trafficking related crimes, increases penalty.
SB1603: Human trafficking; prevention and awareness. (failed)
HB1524: Prostitution; touching the unclothed genitals or anus of another, penalty. (passed)
HB1143: Child pornography; renaming as child sexual abuse material in the Code. (failed)
SB559: Commercial sex trafficking, prostitution, etc.; increases penalties. (failed)
HB1714: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty. (failed)
HB2010: Children; admissibility of statements in certain cases. (failed)
HB2224: Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; offenses requiring registration, etc. (failed)
HB2310: Use of communications system to expose sexual or genital parts to a child; penalty. (passed)
HB2456: Discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints; violent felony offenses. (failed)
HB2485: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. (failed)
HB2491: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury, penalty. (failed)
HB2498: Virginia Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report. (failed)
HB2556: Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant, penalty. (failed)
HB2694: Criminal sexual assault against a minor; capital murder, death penalty, etc. (failed)
SB970: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. (failed)
SB1092: Address Confidentiality Program; removal of Program participant, penalty.
SB1287: Virginia Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report. (failed)
SB1322: Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act; established, penalties distribution of funds, report. (failed)
SB1323: Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act; established, penalties, report. (failed)
HB244: Robbery; conforms certain provisions of Code to degrees of robbery offenses.
HB251: Assault and battery; creates Class 6 felony for serious bodily injury. (failed)
HB642: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report. (failed)
HB1272: Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties, sunset.
SB542: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report.
SB558: Virginia Gaming Commission established.
SB661: Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines.
SB671: Cannabis control; retail market; penalties.
SB826: Marijuana; creates framework for retail sales.