Bill Text: VA HB235 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; amends to add solicitation of prostitution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649) [HB235 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HB235-Chaptered.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§9.1-902 and 18.2-355 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §9.1-902. Offenses requiring registration. A. For purposes of this chapter: "Offense for which registration is required" includes: 1. Any offense listed in subsection B; 2. Criminal homicide; 3. Murder; 4. A sexually violent offense; 5. Any offense similar to those listed in subdivisions 1 through 4 under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, the United States or any political subdivision thereof; and 6. Any offense for which registration in a sex offender and crimes against minors registry is required under the laws of the jurisdiction where the offender was convicted. B. The offenses included under this subsection include any violation of, attempted violation of, or conspiracy to violate: 1. §18.2-63; unless registration is required pursuant to subdivision E 1; §18.2-64.1; former §18.2-67.2:1; §18.2-90 with the intent to commit rape; former §18.1-88 with the intent to commit rape; any felony violation of §18.2-346; any violation of subdivision (4) of §18.2-355; subsection B or C of §18.2-374.1:1; former subsection D of §18.2-374.1:1 as it was in effect from July 1, 1994, through June 30, 2007; former clause (iv) of subsection B of §18.2-374.3 as it was in effect on June 30, 2007; or subsection B, C, or D of §18.2-374.3; or a third or subsequent conviction of (i) §18.2-67.4, (ii) §18.2-67.4:2, (iii) subsection C of §18.2-67.5, or (iv) §18.2-386.1. If the offense was committed on or after July 1, 2006, § 18.2-91 with the intent to commit any felony offense listed in this section; subsection A of §18.2-374.1:1; or a felony under §18.2-67.5:1. 2. Where the victim is a minor or is physically helpless or mentally incapacitated as defined in §18.2-67.10, subsection A of §18.2-47, clause (i) of §18.2-48, §18.2-67.4, subsection C of §18.2-67.5, §18.2-361, §18.2-366, or a felony violation of former §18.1-191. 3. §18.2-370.6. C. "Criminal homicide" means a homicide in conjunction with a violation of, attempted violation of, or conspiracy to violate clause (i) of §18.2-371 or §18.2-371.1, when the offenses arise out of the same incident. D. "Murder" means a violation of, attempted violation of, or conspiracy to violate §18.2-31 or §18.2-32 where the victim is (i) under 15 years of age or (ii) where the victim is at least 15 years of age but under 18 years of age and the murder is related to an offense listed in this section or a violation of former §18.1-21 where the victim is (a) under 15 years of age or (b) at least 15 years of age but under 18 years of age and the murder is related to an offense listed in this section. E. "Sexually violent offense" means a violation of, attempted violation of, or conspiracy to violate: 1. Clause (ii) and (iii) of §18.2-48, former §18.1-38 with the intent to defile or, for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution, a felony violation of subdivision (2) or (3) of former §18.1-39 that involves assisting or aiding in such an abduction, §18.2-61, former §18.1-44 when such act is accomplished against the complaining witness's will, by force, or through the use of the complaining witness's mental incapacity or physical helplessness, or if the victim is under 13 years of age, subsection A of §18.2-63 where the perpetrator is more than five years older than the victim, §18.2-67.1, § 18.2-67.2, §18.2-67.3, former §18.1-215 when the complaining witness is under 13 years of age, §18.2-67.4 where the perpetrator is 18 years of age or older and the victim is under the age of six, subsections A and B of §18.2-67.5, § 18.2-370, subdivision (1), (2), or (4) of former §18.1-213, former §18.1-214, or §18.2-370.1 or §18.2-374.1; or 2. §18.2-63, §18.2-64.1, former §18.2-67.2:1, §18.2-90 with the intent to commit rape or, where the victim is a minor or is physically helpless or mentally incapacitated as defined in §18.2-67.10, subsection A of §18.2-47, §18.2-67.4, subsection C of §18.2-67.5, clause (i) of §18.2-48, § 18.2-361, §18.2-366, or subsection C of §18.2-374.1:1. An offense listed under this subdivision shall be deemed a sexually violent offense only if the person has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of any two or more such offenses, provided that person had been at liberty between such convictions or adjudications; 3. If the offense was committed on or after July 1, 2006, § 18.2-91 with the intent to commit any felony offense listed in this section. An offense listed under this subdivision shall be deemed a sexually violent offense only if the person has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of any two or more such offenses, provided that the person had been at liberty between such convictions or adjudications; or 4. Chapter 117 (18 U.S.C. §2421 et seq.) of Title 18 of the United States Code or sex trafficking (as described in §1591 of Title 18, U.S.C.). F. "Any offense listed in subsection B," "criminal homicide" as defined in this section, "murder" as defined in this section, and "sexually violent offense" as defined in this section includes (i) any similar offense under the laws of any foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, the United States or any political subdivision thereof or (ii) any offense for which registration in a sex offender and crimes against minors registry is required under the laws of the jurisdiction where the offender was convicted. G. Juveniles adjudicated delinquent shall not be required to register; however, where the offender is a juvenile over the age of 13 at the time of the offense who is tried as a juvenile and is adjudicated delinquent on or after July 1, 2005, of any offense for which registration is required, the court may, in its discretion and upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth, find that the circumstances of the offense require offender registration. In making its determination, the court shall consider all of the following factors that are relevant to the case: (i) the degree to which the delinquent act was committed with the use of force, threat or intimidation, (ii) the age and maturity of the complaining witness, (iii) the age and maturity of the offender, (iv) the difference in the ages of the complaining witness and the offender, (v) the nature of the relationship between the complaining witness and the offender, (vi) the offender's prior criminal history, and (vii) any other aggravating or mitigating factors relevant to the case. The attorney for the Commonwealth may file such a motion at any time during which the offender is within the jurisdiction of the court for the offense that is the basis for such motion. Prior to any hearing on such motion, the court shall appoint a qualified and competent attorney-at-law to represent the offender unless an attorney has been retained and appears on behalf of the offender or counsel has already been appointed. H. Prior to entering judgment of conviction of an offense for which registration is required if the victim of the offense was a minor, physically helpless, or mentally incapacitated, the court shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence whether the victim of the offense was a minor, physically helpless or mentally incapacitated, as defined in §18.2-67.10, and shall also determine the age of the victim at the time of the offense if it determines the victim to be a minor. Upon such a determination the court shall advise the defendant of its determination and of the defendant's right to withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. If the defendant chooses to withdraw his plea of guilty or of nolo contendere, his case shall be heard by another judge, unless the parties agree otherwise. §18.2-355. Taking, detaining, etc., person for prostitution, etc., or consenting thereto; human trafficking. Any person who: (1) For purposes of prostitution or unlawful sexual
intercourse, takes any person into, or persuades, encourages or causes any
person to enter, a bawdy place, or takes or causes such person to be taken to
any place against his or her will for such purposes; or (2) Takes or detains a person against his or her will with the
intent to compel such person, by force, threats, persuasions, menace or duress,
to marry him or her or to marry any other person, or to be defiled; or (3) Being parent, guardian, legal custodian or one standing in loco parentis of a person, consents to such person being taken or detained by any person for the purpose of prostitution or unlawful sexual intercourse; or (4) For purposes of prostitution, takes any minor into, or persuades, encourages, or causes any minor to enter, a bawdy place, or takes or causes such person to be taken to any place for such purposes; is guilty of pandering, and shall be guilty of a Class 4 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, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 806 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice. |
