{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-357.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-357.1","heading":"Commercial sex trafficking; penalties","body":"A. Any person who, with the intent 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, solicits, invites, recruits, encourages, or otherwise causes or attempts to cause a person to violate § 18.2-346 is guilty of a Class 5 felony.B. Any person who violates subsection A through the use of force, intimidation, or deception is guilty of a Class 4 felony.C. Any adult who violates subsection A with a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a Class 3 felony.D. Each violation of this section constitutes a separate and distinct felony.2015, cc. 690, 691; 2019, c. 617; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 188.","path":["Title 18.2. Crimes and Offenses Generally","Chapter 8. Crimes Involving Morals and Decency","Article 3. Commercial Sex Trafficking, Prostitution, etc"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-357.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"fa0998f2dc723197c16635d3dec0dae05fb65b4362d3d6265e01a646a35fac9a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-357","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-358"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}