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2016 SESSION
16102359DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 18.2-48 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 18.2-48. Abduction with intent to extort money or for immoral purpose.
Abduction (i) of any person with the intent to extort money or
pecuniary benefit, (ii) of any person with intent to defile such person, (iii)
of any child under sixteen
years of age minor
for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution, (iv) of any person for the purpose of prostitution, or (v) of any
minor for the purpose of manufacturing child pornography shall
be is
punishable as a Class 2 felony. For the purposes of convicting
a person for a violation of clause (iii), the use of
force, intimidation, or deception is not an element of the crime of abduction.
If the sentence imposed for a violation of
clause (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) includes a term of
confinement less than life imprisonment, the judge shall impose, in addition to
any active sentence, a suspended sentence of no less than 40 years. This
suspended sentence shall be suspended for the remainder of the defendant's life
subject to revocation by the court.
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 665 of the Acts of Assembly of 2015 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.