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    {
      "id": "learn_r383_west_virginia_prostitution_statute_every_section_wv_prostitution_anchor",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] West Virginia Code: prostitution statute index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] West Virginia's prostitution and related offenses are defined in Chapter 61 (Crimes and Their Punishment), Article 8 (Crimes Against Chastity, Morality and Decency), sections 61-8-5 through 61-8-8.",
      "body": "West Virginia's prostitution and related offenses are defined in Chapter 61 (Crimes and Their Punishment), Article 8 (Crimes Against Chastity, Morality and Decency), sections 61-8-5 through 61-8-8.\n\nWhat West Virginia Legislature actually says:\n\n“ARTICLE 8. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY AND DECENCY.”\n\nNote: Anchor record showing the article heading for prostitution-related statutes in West Virginia Code.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-8/",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-16",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "West Virginia Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "ARTICLE 8. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY AND DECENCY.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "383-west-virginia-prostitution-statute-every-section",
      "subject": "West Virginia Code",
      "topic": "prostitution statute index",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us-wv"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "access.id"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    }
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}