Bill Text: VA HB1523 | 2023 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Prostitution; solicitation, penalties, fees for certain offenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 24-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N) [HB1523 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-HB1523-Comm_Sub.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§16.1-69.48:6, 17.1-275.13, and 18.2-346.01 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§16.1-69.48:6. Fees for offenses related to sex trafficking.
The court shall order any person convicted of a misdemeanor
violation of §18.2-346.01 or of §, 18.2-348, or 18.2-349
to pay a $100 $1,000 fee, which shall be deposited into the
Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund to be used in accordance with §
9.1-116.4.
§17.1-275.13. Additional fee for offenses related to sex trafficking.
In addition to the fees provided for by §§17.1-275.1,
17.1-275.2, 17.1-275.7, 17.1-275.10, and 17.1-275.12, any person convicted of a
misdemeanor violation of §18.2-346.01 or of §18.2-348 or 18.2-349 shall be
ordered to pay a $100 $1,000 fee, and any person convicted of a
violation of clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of §18.2-48, or of §18.2-368, or any
felony violation of the laws pertaining to commercial sex trafficking or
prostitution offenses pursuant to Article 3 (§18.2-346 et seq.) of Chapter 8,
with the exception of §18.2-361, shall be ordered to pay a $500
$2,500 fee. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited
into the Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund to be used in accordance
with §9.1-116.4.
§18.2-346.01. Prostitution; solicitation; commercial exploitation of a minor; penalties.
A. Any person who offers money or its equivalent to another for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts enumerated in §18.2-346 and thereafter does any substantial act in furtherance thereof is guilty of solicitation of prostitution, which is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor, except as provided in subsections B and C.
However, any B. Any person who solicits
prostitution from a minor (i) 16 years of age or older is guilty of a Class
6 felony or (ii) younger than 16 years of age is guilty of a Class 5
felony.
C. Any person who commits a third or subsequent offense under subsection A is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 2 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022, Special Session I, requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.