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I, c. 543; 2025, cc. 633, 663.","full_text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Labor trafficking”means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to debt bondage, involuntary servitude, peonage, or slavery.\n\t\t“Qualifying offense”means a conviction or adjudication of delinquency for any attempted, completed, or conspired (i) violation of \u00a7 18.2-250 or (ii) misdemeanor violation of \u00a7 18.2-96, 18.2-102, or 18.2-103; subsection A of \u00a7 18.2-108; \u00a7 18.2-108.01, 18.2-117, 18.2-118, 18.2-119, 18.2-137, 18.2-146, 18.2-147, 18.2-160.2, 18.2-173, 18.2-178, 18.2-181, or 18.2-186.2; subdivision B 1 of \u00a7 18.2-186.3; \u00a7 18.2-195, 18.2-197, 18.2-206, 18.2-258, 18.2-266.1,18.2-346, 18.2-347, 18.2-349, 18.2-388, 18.2-415, 46.2-300, or 46.2-301; or subdivision A 1, 2, or 3 of \u00a7 46.2-346.\n\t\t“Sex trafficking”means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act that is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.\n\t\t“Victim of humantrafficking”means any person subjected to an act or the practice of labor trafficking or sex trafficking, regardless of whether any other person has been charged or convicted of an offense related to the labor trafficking or sex trafficking of such person.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":216230,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Labor trafficking”means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to debt bondage, involuntary servitude, peonage, or slavery.\n\t\t“Qualifying offense”means a conviction or adjudication of delinquency for any attempted, completed, or conspired (i) violation of \u00a7 18.2-250 or (ii) misdemeanor violation of \u00a7 18.2-96, 18.2-102, or 18.2-103; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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. 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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Labor trafficking”means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud<\/span>, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to debt bondage, involuntary servitude, peonage, or slavery.\n\t\t“Qualifying offense<\/span>”means a conviction<\/span> or adjudication of delinquency for any attempted, completed, or conspired (i) violation of \u00a7 18.2-250<\/a> or (ii) misdemeanor<\/span> violation of \u00a7 18.2-96<\/a>, 18.2-102<\/a>, or 18.2-103<\/a>; subsection A of \u00a7 18.2-108<\/a>; \u00a7 18.2-108.01<\/a>, 18.2-117<\/a>, 18.2-118<\/a>, 18.2-119<\/a>, 18.2-137<\/a>, 18.2-146<\/a>, 18.2-147<\/a>, 18.2-160.2<\/a>, 18.2-173<\/a>, 18.2-178<\/a>, 18.2-181<\/a>, or 18.2-186.2<\/a>; subdivision B 1 of \u00a7 18.2-186.3<\/a>; \u00a7 18.2-195<\/a>, 18.2-197<\/a>, 18.2-206<\/a>, 18.2-258<\/a>, 18.2-266.1<\/a>,18.2-346<\/a>, 18.2-347<\/a>, 18.2-349<\/a>, 18.2-388<\/a>, 18.2-415<\/a>, 46.2-300<\/a>, or 46.2-301<\/a>; or subdivision A 1, 2, or 3 of \u00a7 46.2-346<\/a>.\n\t\t“Sex trafficking”means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act that is induced by force, fraud<\/span>, or coercion or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.\n\t\t“Victim of humantrafficking”means any person subjected to an act or the practice of labor trafficking or sex trafficking, regardless of whether any other person has been charged or convicted of an offense<\/span> related to the labor trafficking or sex trafficking of such person.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 19.2-327.15)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Labor trafficking”means the recruitment, harboring,\ntransportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services\nthrough the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to\ndebt bondage, involuntary servitude, peonage, or slavery.\n\t\t“Qualifying offense”means a conviction or adjudication of\ndelinquency for any attempted, completed, or conspired (i) violation of \u00a7\n18.2-250 or (ii) misdemeanor violation of \u00a7 18.2-96, 18.2-102, or 18.2-103;\nsubsection A of \u00a7 18.2-108; \u00a7 18.2-108.01, 18.2-117, 18.2-118, 18.2-119,\n18.2-137, 18.2-146, 18.2-147, 18.2-160.2, 18.2-173, 18.2-178, 18.2-181, or\n18.2-186.2; subdivision B 1 of \u00a7 18.2-186.3; \u00a7 18.2-195, 18.2-197, 18.2-206,\n18.2-258, 18.2-266.1,18.2-346, 18.2-347, 18.2-349, 18.2-388, 18.2-415, 46.2-300,\nor 46.2-301; or subdivision A 1, 2, or 3 of \u00a7 46.2-346.\n\t\t“Sex trafficking”means the recruitment, harboring, transportation,\nprovision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of\na commercial sex act that is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or in which\nthe person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.\n\t\t“Victim of humantrafficking”means any person subjected to an act\nor the practice of labor trafficking or sex trafficking, regardless of whether\nany other person has been charged or convicted of an offense related to the\nlabor trafficking or sex trafficking of such person.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 543; 2025, cc. 633, 663.","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}}