Abduction; penalty when person recruits, etc., child under 16 years of age for prostitution. (HB1893)
Introduced By
Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Abduction; penalty. Provides that any person who, without legal justification or excuse, recruits, entices, solicits, seizes, takes, transports, detains or secretes a child under 16 years of age, for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution, is guilty of a Class 2 felony, and that any person who assists or aids in such activity or threatens to do so is guilty of a Class 5 felony, and that abduction of any person 16 years of age or older for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution is punishable as a Class 4 felony. The bill also provides that any person who causes another person to engage in forced labor or services in violation of subsection B of 18.2-47 (abduction) is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Read the Bill »
Status
01/31/2011: Merged into HB1898
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2011 | Committee |
| 01/11/2011 | Impact statement from (HB1893) |
| 01/11/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102440D |
| 01/11/2011 | Impact statement from VCSC (HB1893) |
| 01/11/2011 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/27/2011 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
| 01/28/2011 | Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB1898-Hugo) |
| 01/31/2011 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB1898-Hugo) |
Comments
One of a package of bills advocated by the Polaris Project as needed to help better address issues related to human trafficking. VACOLAO supports this bill.