Placing or leaving spouse for prostitution; penalty

Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-368
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Any person who, by force, fraud, intimidation, or threats, places or leaves or procures any other person to place or leave his spouse in a bawdy place for the purpose of prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus is guilty of pandering, punishable as a Class 4 felony. Code 1950, § 18.1-207; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 2014, c. 794 ; 2020, c. 900 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-368/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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