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2005 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-370 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-370. Taking indecent liberties with children; penalties.
A. Any person eighteen 18 years of age or over,
who, with lascivious intent, shall knowingly and intentionally commit any of
the following acts with any child under the age of fourteen 15 years
shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony:
(1) Expose his or her sexual or genital parts to any child to whom such person is not legally married or propose that any such child expose his or her sexual or genital parts to such person; or
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) Propose that any such child feel or fondle the sexual or genital parts of such person or propose that such person feel or fondle the sexual or genital parts of any such child; or
(4) Propose to such child the performance of an act of sexual intercourse or any act constituting an offense under § 18.2-361; or
(5) Entice, allure, persuade, or invite any such child to enter any vehicle, room, house, or other place, for any of the purposes set forth in the preceding subdivisions of this section.
B. Any person eighteen 18 years of age or
over who, with lascivious intent, knowingly and intentionally receives money,
property, or any other remuneration for allowing, encouraging, or enticing any
person under the age of eighteen 18 years to perform in or
be a subject of sexually explicit visual material as defined in § 18.2-374.1 or
who knowingly encourages such person to perform in or be a subject of sexually
explicit material; shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.
C. Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent
violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony; provided that
(i) the offenses were not part of a common act, transaction or scheme,;
(ii) the accused was at liberty as defined in § 53.1-151 between each
conviction,; and (iii) it is admitted, or found by the jury or
judge before whom the person is tried, that the accused was previously
convicted of a violation of this section.
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 and is $0 for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.