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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 690<\/a> and 691<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 617<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80246,"section_number":"17.1-805","catch_line":"Adoption of initial discretionary sentencing guideline midpoints","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-805\/"},{"id":86583,"section_number":"18.2-46.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-46.1\/"},{"id":68291,"section_number":"18.2-513","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-513\/"},{"id":77143,"section_number":"19.2-215.1","catch_line":"Functions of a multi-jurisdiction grand jury","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-215.1\/"},{"id":64807,"section_number":"19.2-268.3","catch_line":"Admissibility of statements by children in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-268.3\/"},{"id":79782,"section_number":"19.2-386.35","catch_line":"Seizure of property used in connection with certain offenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-386.35\/"},{"id":61280,"section_number":"19.2-392.02","catch_line":"National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.02\/"},{"id":63732,"section_number":"2.2-515.2","catch_line":"Address confidentiality program established; victims of domestic violence, stalking, child abduction, sexual violence, or human trafficking; application; disclosure of records","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-515.2\/"},{"id":59308,"section_number":"23.1-506","catch_line":"Eligibility for in-state tuition; exception; certain out-of-state and high school students","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-506\/"},{"id":71769,"section_number":"4.1-212.2","catch_line":"Third-party deliveries; limitations; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-212.2\/"},{"id":75177,"section_number":"63.2-104.1","catch_line":"Confidentiality of records of persons receiving domestic and sexual violence services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-104.1\/"},{"id":80887,"section_number":"8.01-42.4","catch_line":"Civil action for trafficking in persons","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-42.4\/"},{"id":80819,"section_number":"9.1-902","catch_line":"Offenses requiring registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-902\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79810,"section_number":"18.2-346","catch_line":"Prostitution; commercial sexual conduct; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-346\/"}],"permalink":{"id":167725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76497,"identifier":"18.2-357.1","token":"18.2\/8\/3\/18.2-357.1","url":"\/18.2-357.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-357.1\/","token":"18.2\/8\/3\/18.2-357.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commercial sex trafficking; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-357.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person who, with the intent<\/span> to receive money or other valuable thing or to assist another in receiving money or other valuable thing from the earnings of a person from prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse in violation of § 18.2-346<\/a>, solicits, invites, recruits, encourages, or otherwise causes or attempts to cause a person to violate § 18.2-346<\/a> is guilty of a Class 5 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person who violates subsection A through the use of force, intimidation, or deception is guilty of a Class 4 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any adult who violates subsection A with a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a Class 3 felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each violation of this section constitutes a separate and distinct felony<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMERCIAL SEX TRAFFICKING; PENALTIES (\u00a7 18.2-357.1)\n\nA. Any person who, with the intent to receive money or other valuable thing or\nto assist another in receiving money or other valuable thing from the earnings\nof a person from prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse in violation of\n§ 18.2-346, solicits, invites, recruits, encourages, or otherwise causes or\nattempts to cause a person to violate § 18.2-346 is guilty of a Class 5\nfelony.\n\nB. Any person who violates subsection A through the use of force, intimidation,\nor deception is guilty of a Class 4 felony.\n\nC. Any adult who violates subsection A with a person under 18 years of age is\nguilty of a Class 3 felony.\n\nD. Each violation of this section constitutes a separate and distinct felony.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, cc. 690, 691; 2019, c. 617; 2021, Sp. 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}}