This section defines key terms related to human trafficking laws in Virginia, including labor trafficking, sex trafficking, and victims. It specifies what constitutes these offenses and outlines the criteria for qualifying offenses related to trafficking crimes.
Labor trafficking involves recruiting, harboring, transporting, or obtaining a person for labor or services through force, fraud, or coercion, often involving debt bondage or slavery.
Sex trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, or solicitation of a person for a commercial sex act induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or involving minors under 18.
A victim is any person subjected to labor or sex trafficking, regardless of whether charges have been filed against others involved.
Qualifying offenses include convictions or adjudications for various violations related to trafficking, such as certain drug, assault, or child exploitation crimes.