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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s 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 1993, chapter 609; in 2013, chapters 417<\/a> and 467<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 794<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 122<\/a>, 595<\/a>, and 900<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76931,"section_number":"15.2-1627.6","catch_line":"Coordination of multidisciplinary response to human trafficking","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1627.6\/"},{"id":60256,"section_number":"15.2-1724","catch_line":"Police and other officers may be sent beyond territorial limits","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1724\/"},{"id":85083,"section_number":"15.2-907","catch_line":"Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures harboring illegal drug use or other criminal activity","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-907\/"},{"id":68420,"section_number":"16.1-69.55","catch_line":"Retention of case records; limitations on enforcement of judgments; extensions","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.55\/"},{"id":76004,"section_number":"17.1-275.13","catch_line":"Additional fee for offenses related to sex trafficking","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.13\/"},{"id":80246,"section_number":"17.1-805","catch_line":"Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-805\/"},{"id":57611,"section_number":"18.2-346.01","catch_line":"Prostitution; 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Any person who, for money or its equivalent, (i) commits any act in violation of \u00a7 18.2-361<\/a>; performs cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus upon or by another person; engages in sexual intercourse or anal intercourse; touches the unclothed genitals or anus of another person with the intent<\/span> to sexually arouse or gratify; or allows another to touch his unclothed genitals or anus with the intent<\/span> to sexually arouse or gratify or (ii) offers to commit any act in violation of \u00a7 18.2-361<\/a>; perform cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus upon or by another person; engage in sexual intercourse or anal intercourse; touch the unclothed genitals or anus of another person with the intent<\/span> to sexually arouse or gratify; or allow another to touch his unclothed genitals or anus with the intent<\/span> to sexually arouse or gratify and thereafter does any substantial act in furtherance thereof is guilty of prostitution, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROSTITUTION; COMMERCIAL SEXUAL CONDUCT; PENALTIES (\u00a7 18.2-346)\n\nAny person who, for money or its equivalent, (i) commits any act in violation of\n\u00a7 18.2-361; performs cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus upon or by another\nperson; engages in sexual intercourse or anal intercourse; touches the unclothed\ngenitals or anus of another person with the intent to sexually arouse or\ngratify; or allows another to touch his unclothed genitals or anus with the\nintent to sexually arouse or gratify or (ii) offers to commit any act in\nviolation of \u00a7 18.2-361; perform cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus upon or by\nanother person; engage in sexual intercourse or anal intercourse; touch the\nunclothed genitals or anus of another person with the intent to sexually arouse\nor gratify; or allow another to touch his unclothed genitals or anus with the\nintent to sexually arouse or gratify and thereafter does any substantial act in\nfurtherance thereof is guilty of prostitution, which is punishable as a Class 1\nmisdemeanor.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-194; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1980, c. 534;\n1993, c. 609; 2013, cc. 417, 467; 2014, c. 794; 2020, cc. 122, 595, 900; 2021,\nSp. Sess. I, c. 188.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}