The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 059 : Lewdness and Prostitution
Subchapter 002 : Prostitution
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2635)-
§ 2635. Slave traffic
(a) A person shall not:
(1) induce, entice, or procure a person to come into the State or to go from the State for the purpose of prostitution or for any immoral purpose or to enter a house of prostitution in the State;
(2) willfully or knowingly aid such person in obtaining transportation to or within the State for such purposes;
(3) place a person in the charge or custody of another person for immoral purposes or in a house of prostitution;
(4) induce, entice, procure, or compel such person to reside in a house of prostitution; or
(5) induce, entice, procure, or compel such person to live a life of prostitution.
(b) A person violating a provision hereof shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years nor less than one year or fined not more than $2,000.00 nor less than $200.00, or both. (Amended 1971, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2001, No. 49, § 15; 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 48.)
