Get Legal Help Free Consultation. In the state of Virginia, prostitution-related crimes can be treated very seriously. They fall under Title However, if you are facing charges for prostitution or solicitation , please contact a Virginia criminal lawyer.
This section covers two crimes: prostitution and solicitation of prostitution. If an individual performs sexual acts for money or an equivalent e. Section Similarly, if an individual offers money to a person in exchange for sexual acts, then acts on the offer, then the individual is guilty of solicitation of prostitution, which is also a Class 1 misdemeanor. An exception is made if the individual guilty of soliciting prostitution from a minor.
If the individual solicits prostitution from a minor who is at least 16 years old, then the crime solicitation of prostitution is treated as a Class 6 felony. If an individual solicits prostitution from a minor who is younger than 16 years old, then the crime is treated as a Class 5 felony. If an individual 1 keeps, lives at, or visits a bawdy place 2 for immoral purposes e.
However, each day that the bawdy place is kept, resided in, or visited constitutes a separate offense. If an individual 1 who knows or who should know, 2 transports anyone to any place 3 for the immoral purpose of prostitution, then that individual is guilty of aiding prostitution, a Class 1 misdemeanor. This only applies if the individual knows or has reason to believe that the vehicle will be used directly for or to promote prostitution.
Unlike the prostitution-related crimes listed above, this crime has very harsh penalties. It applies both to individuals who take or detain someone for prostitution and to parents or guardians who allow the victim to be taken. Under Section If an individual is guilty of taking, detaining, etc.
