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§ 18.2-348 Aiding prostitution or illicit sexual intercourse, etc.; penalty

It is unlawful for any person or any officer, employee, or agent of any firm, association, or corporation with knowledge of, or good reason to believe, the immoral purpose of such visit, to take or transport or assist in taking or transporting, or offer to take or transport on foot or in any way, any person to a place, whether within or outside any building or structure, used or to be used for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution within the Commonwealth or to procure or assist in procuring for the purpose of illicit sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus or any act violative of § 18.2-361, or touching of the unclothed genitals or anus of another person with the intent to sexually arouse or gratify, or to give any information or direction to any person with intent to enable such person to commit an act of prostitution. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. However, any adult who violates this section with a person under the age of 18 is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 6 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 2014, chapter 794; in 2019, chapter 617; in 2020, chapter 595.

Code 1950, § 18.1-197; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1980, c. 534; 2014, c. 794; 2019, c. 617; 2020, c. 595.

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Court Decisions

Bakran v. Commonwealth (COA, 10/26/10)
. . . 700 S.E.2d 471 (2010) . . .
Bruce Irving Fine v. Commonwealth of Virginia (COA, 02/29/00)
. . . COLE, Senior Judge. . . .
Rooney v. Commonwealth (COA, 06/30/98)
. . . 500 S.E.2d 830 (1998) . . .
Cogdill v. First District Committee of Virginia State Bar (SCV, 08/28/80)
. . . THOMPSON, J., . . .
Cogdill v. FIRST DIST. COMMITTEE (SCV, 08/28/80)
. . . 269 S.E.2d 391 (1980) . . .
Edwards v. Commonwealth (SCV, 04/21/78)
. . . 243 S.E.2d 834 (1978) . . .
United States v. Jerry Rash (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 03/10/95)
. . . 48 F.3d 1218NOTICE: Fourth Circuit I.O.P. 36.6 states that citation of unpublished dispositions is . . .
Cogdill v. Commonwealth (SCV, 08/31/78)
. . . 219 Va. 272. (1978) . . .
Huffman v. Commonwealth (SCV, 12/04/81)
. . . 284 S.E.2d 837 (1981) . . .
United States v. Moore (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 03/30/11)
. . . 775 F.Supp.2d 882 (2011) . . .

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Amendment Attempts

HB1516: Prostitution-related crimes; increases penalties if a minor is involved.
HB2087: Prostitution-related crimes; minors, penalties.
HB1524: Prostitution; touching the unclothed genitals or anus of another, penalty. (passed)
HB1150: Commercial sex trafficking, prostitution, etc.; mistake of age defense. (failed)
HB1714: Assault and battery; serious bodily injury; penalty. (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)
HB2338: Public education; changes relating to graduation from a public high school, etc. (failed)
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)
HB2723: Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. (passed)
HB2763: Prostitution; increases penalties for a third or subsequent offense of solicitation from an adult. (failed)
SB914: Sexual assault of a child; mandatory minimum sentence, penalty. (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)
SB1466: Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund. (passed)
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)
HB287: Higher ed. institution; eligibility for in-state tuition for citizens of fed. recognized Va. tribes.
HB417: Children of active duty service members or veterans; in-state tuition eligibility.
HB642: Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report. (failed)
HB1082: Crimes by gangs; definition of "predicate criminal act", penalties.
HB1272: Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties, sunset.
HB1426: Judgments; limitations on enforcement, docketing of gen. district court judgments in circuit court. (passed)
SB307: Crimes by gangs; definition of "predicate criminal act", penalties.
SB456: Higher ed. institutions; eligibility for in-state tuition for citizens of fed. recognized Va. tribes. (failed)
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.