Bill Text: VA HB1523 | 2023 | Regular Session | Prefiled
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-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-346.01 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§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.
B. However, any 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.
