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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-357 (2026)

Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute; penalties

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Any person who shall knowingly receive any money or other valuable thing from the earnings of any male or female engaged in prostitution, except for a consideration deemed good and valuable in law, shall be guilty of pandering, punishable as a Class 4 felony. Any person who violates this section by receiving money or other valuable thing from a person under the age of 18 is guilty of a Class 3 felony.

Code 1950, § 18.1-208; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1980, c. 534; 2015, cc. 690, 691.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2022 · leading case: Tart v. Commonwealth, 663 S.E.2d 113 (Va. Ct. App. 2008).
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Tart v. Commonwealth, 663 S.E.2d 113 (Va. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 14× “A jury convicted the appellant, Joshua Tart, of pandering in violation of Code § 18.2-357. On appeal, Tart contends the trial court erred by improperly instructing the jury regarding the elements of the offense.”
Edwards v. Commonwealth, 243 S.E.2d 834 (Va. 1978). · cites it 8× “” Edwards was indicted under Code § 18.2-357, which reads: “Receiving money from earnings of female prostitute.”
Donald Jamar Johnson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 822 S.E.2d 385 (Va. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 7× “Johnson was charged with and convicted of pandering, pursuant to Code § 18.2-357, and of sex trafficking to receive money, pursuant to Code § 18.”
Stewart v. Commonwealth, 303 S.E.2d 877 (Va. 1983). · cites it 5× “2-356 or § 18.2-357. We believe that the conduct punished under § 18.”
Jeffrey Nigel Carr v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 816 S.E.2d 591 (Va. Ct. App. 2018). “1 The sentencing order contains a clerical error in that it incorrectly cites Code § 18.2-357(A) for appellant’s conviction for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.”
United States v. Moore, 775 F. Supp. 2d 882 (E.D. Va. 2011). · cites it 5× “In addition, the warrant directed officers to search and seize evidence related to Va.Code § 18.2-357, which provides that “[a]ny person who shall knowingly receive any money or other valuable thing from the earnings of any male or female engaged in prostitution, except for a…”
Robert Leroy Moore, IV v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0706154 (Va. Ct. App. July 19, 2016). · cites it 4× “Robert Leroy Moore, IV, appellant, was convicted of pandering in violation of Code § 18.2-357 and attempted pandering in violation of Code §§ 18.”
Antwone Linn Jackson v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 0385111 (Va. Ct. App. July 10, 2012). · cites it 4× “Edwards involved an indictment for the offense of pandering in violation of Code § 18.2-357, 4 defined as “‘knowingly receiv[ing] money or other valuable thing from the earnings of any female engaged in prostitution, except to a consideration deemed good and 4 Edwards also was…”
Christy Robertson Temple v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1172211 (Va. Ct. App. Oct. 4, 2022). · cites it 2× “272, 278-79 (2008) (Code § 18.2-357’s “except for a consideration deemed good and valuable in law” created an affirmative defense).”
Commonwealth v. Carter, 64 Va. Cir. 224 (Norfolk Cir. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “2d 834 (1978), the Supreme Court of Virginia held that the amendment of an indictment from Code § 18.2-357 (“Receiving money from earnings of male or female prostitute”) to § 18.”
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-357(A): 1 case
Jeffrey Nigel Carr v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 816 S.E.2d 591 (Va. Ct. App. 2018). “1 The sentencing order contains a clerical error in that it incorrectly cites Code § 18.2-357(A) for appellant’s conviction for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.”
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