{ "batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_anchor_13_059", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont Statutes Online: Title 13 chapter 059 heading (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Vermont General Assembly's official Vermont Statutes Online publishes 13 V.S.A. chapter 59 under the heading quoted. Subchapter 2 of chapter 59 (13 V.S.A. sections 2631 to 2638) holds the prostitution offences; chapter 60 holds human trafficking.", "body": "The Vermont General Assembly's official Vermont Statutes Online publishes 13 V.S.A. chapter 59 under the heading quoted. Subchapter 2 of chapter 59 (13 V.S.A. sections 2631 to 2638) holds the prostitution offences; chapter 60 holds human trafficking.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“Chapter 059 : Lewdness and Prostitution”\n\nNote: Anchor record: the legislature's own statute site, legislature.vermont.gov (state domain).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/13/059", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "Chapter 059 : Lewdness and Prostitution", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont Statutes Online", "topic": "Title 13 chapter 059 heading (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_def", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2631: Definitions: prostitution, lewdness, assignation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2631(1): prostitution includes offering or receiving the body for sexual intercourse for hire and also offering or receiving the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire; 'assignation' is making an appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2631(1): prostitution includes offering or receiving the body for sexual intercourse for hire and also offering or receiving the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire; 'assignation' is making an appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“The term “prostitution” shall be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for sexual intercourse for hire and shall also be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire. (2) The term “lewdness” shall be construed to mean open and gross lewdness. (3) The term “assignation” shall be construed to include the making of an appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness as defined in this section.”\n\nNote: Vermont's definition turns on sexual intercourse (offering or receiving the body), with or without hire; it does not turn on a fee alone and does not mention filming. 'Lewdness' means open and gross lewdness.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02631", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "The term “prostitution” shall be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for sexual intercourse for hire and shall also be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire. (2) The term “lewdness” shall be construed to mean open and gross lewdness. (3) The term “assignation” shall be construed to include the making of an appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness as defined in this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2631", "topic": "Definitions: prostitution, lewdness, assignation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_s2632a", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2632: Prohibited acts: prostitution, lewdness, assignation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2632(a): a person shall not occupy or knowingly permit a place for prostitution, lewdness or assignation, receive a person into a place for it, transport a person for it, procure or solicit a person for it, engage in it, or aid or abet it by any means.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2632(a): a person shall not occupy or knowingly permit a place for prostitution, lewdness or assignation, receive a person into a place for it, transport a person for it, procure or solicit a person for it, engage in it, or aid or abet it by any means.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A person shall not: (1) occupy a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (2) knowingly permit a place, structure, building, or conveyance owned by the person or under the person’s control to be used for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (3) receive or offer, or agree to receive, a person into a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (4) permit a person to remain in a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (5) direct, take or transport, or offer or agree to take or transport a person to a place, structure, building, or conveyance or to any other person knowingly, or with reasonable cause to know that the purpose of such directing, taking, or transporting is prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (6) procure or solicit or offer to procure or solicit a person for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (7) reside in, enter or remain in a place, structure, or building or enter or remain in a conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (8) engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; or (9) aid or abet prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, by any means whatsoever.”\n\nNote: Subdivision (6) (procure or solicit) and (8) (engage in) are the ones most likely to reach someone who pays a co-performer; (2) reaches an owner who knowingly permits premises under their control to be used.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02632", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "A person shall not: (1) occupy a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (2) knowingly permit a place, structure, building, or conveyance owned by the person or under the person’s control to be used for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (3) receive or offer, or agree to receive, a person into a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (4) permit a person to remain in a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (5) direct, take or transport, or offer or agree to take or transport a person to a place, structure, building, or conveyance or to any other person knowingly, or with reasonable cause to know that the purpose of such directing, taking, or transporting is prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (6) procure or solicit or offer to procure or solicit a person for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (7) reside in, enter or remain in a place, structure, or building or enter or remain in a conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; (8) engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; or (9) aid or abet prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, by any means whatsoever.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2632", "topic": "Prohibited acts: prostitution, lewdness, assignation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_s2632b", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2632: Prohibited acts: penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2632(b): a violation is punished by a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than one year; a second offence carries imprisonment of not more than three years.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2632(b): a violation is punished by a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than one year; a second offence carries imprisonment of not more than three years.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A person who violates a provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $100.00 or may be imprisoned not more than one year. For a second offense such person shall be imprisoned for not more than three years.”\n\nNote: The statute does not label the offence a misdemeanor or felony in this section; the penalty is stated as a fine or imprisonment.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02632", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "A person who violates a provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $100.00 or may be imprisoned not more than one year. For a second offense such person shall be imprisoned for not more than three years.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2632", "topic": "Prohibited acts: penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_s2635", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2635: Slave traffic: inducing a person to come into or leave Vermont for prostitution", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2635: a person shall not induce, entice or procure a person to come into or go from Vermont for the purpose of prostitution, or place a person in the custody of another for immoral purposes; the penalty is one to ten years or a fine of $200 to $2,000, or both.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2635: a person shall not induce, entice or procure a person to come into or go from Vermont for the purpose of prostitution, or place a person in the custody of another for immoral purposes; the penalty is one to ten years or a fine of $200 to $2,000, or both.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“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.”\n\nNote: Applies to inducing or procuring; a booker who procures travel for prostitution is within it.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02635", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "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.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2635", "topic": "Slave traffic: inducing a person to come into or leave Vermont for prostitution", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_s2636", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2636: Unlawful procurement (house of prostitution)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2636(a): a person shall not induce a person to enter a house of prostitution, take money for placing a person in one, or pay to procure a person for placement in one; the penalty is that of section 2635.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2636(a): a person shall not induce a person to enter a house of prostitution, take money for placing a person in one, or pay to procure a person for placement in one; the penalty is that of section 2635.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A person shall not: (1) induce, entice, procure, or compel a person, for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purposes, to enter a house of prostitution; (2) receive money or other valuable consideration for or on account of placing a person in a house of prostitution; (3) pay money or other valuable consideration to procure a person for the purpose of placing such person for immoral purposes in a house of prostitution, with or without the person’s consent; or (4) knowingly receive money or other valuable thing for or on account of procuring or placing a person in a house of prostitution for immoral purposes, with or without the person’s consent. (b) A person violating a provision hereof shall be punished as provided in section 2635 of this title.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02636", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "A person shall not: (1) induce, entice, procure, or compel a person, for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purposes, to enter a house of prostitution; (2) receive money or other valuable consideration for or on account of placing a person in a house of prostitution; (3) pay money or other valuable consideration to procure a person for the purpose of placing such person for immoral purposes in a house of prostitution, with or without the person’s consent; or (4) knowingly receive money or other valuable thing for or on account of procuring or placing a person in a house of prostitution for immoral purposes, with or without the person’s consent. (b) A person violating a provision hereof shall be punished as provided in section 2635 of this title.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2636", "topic": "Unlawful procurement (house of prostitution)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_s2637", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2637: Appropriating or levying upon the earnings of a prostitute", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2637(a)(2): a person shall not accept, receive, levy or appropriate money or other valuable thing from the proceeds or earnings of a person engaged in prostitution; receipt is presumptive evidence of lack of consideration (2637(b)); the penalty is that of section 2635.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2637(a)(2): a person shall not accept, receive, levy or appropriate money or other valuable thing from the proceeds or earnings of a person engaged in prostitution; receipt is presumptive evidence of lack of consideration (2637(b)); the penalty is that of section 2635.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“accept, receive, levy, or appropriate money or other valuable thing from the proceeds or earnings of a person engaged in prostitution. (b) An acceptance, receipt, levy, or appropriation of such money or valuable thing shall be presumptive evidence of lack of consideration.”\n\nNote: A manager, booker or agent who takes a share of earnings from paid sexual intercourse falls within the words; the presumption of no consideration shifts the burden.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02637", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "accept, receive, levy, or appropriate money or other valuable thing from the proceeds or earnings of a person engaged in prostitution. (b) An acceptance, receipt, levy, or appropriation of such money or valuable thing shall be presumptive evidence of lack of consideration.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2637", "topic": "Appropriating or levying upon the earnings of a prostitute", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_s2638", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2638: Immunity for a person who reports being a victim of or witness to trafficking or a prostitution-related crime", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2638(b): a person who in good faith and in a timely manner reports to law enforcement being a victim of or witness to a crime that arose from involvement in prostitution or human trafficking shall not be cited, arrested or prosecuted under section 2632 (prostitution).", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2638(b): a person who in good faith and in a timely manner reports to law enforcement being a victim of or witness to a crime that arose from involvement in prostitution or human trafficking shall not be cited, arrested or prosecuted under section 2632 (prostitution).\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A person who, in good faith and in a timely manner, reports to law enforcement that the person is a victim of or a witness to a crime that arose from the person’s involvement in prostitution or human trafficking shall not be cited, arrested, or prosecuted for a violation of the following offenses: (1) section 2632 of this title (prostitution);”\n\nNote: The quote runs from the report trigger to the first listed offence; the section also lists drug possession offences and unauthorized massage practice (26 V.S.A. 5403).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02638", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "A person who, in good faith and in a timely manner, reports to law enforcement that the person is a victim of or a witness to a crime that arose from the person’s involvement in prostitution or human trafficking shall not be cited, arrested, or prosecuted for a violation of the following offenses: (1) section 2632 of this title (prostitution);", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2638", "topic": "Immunity for a person who reports being a victim of or witness to trafficking or a prostitution-related crime", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_t_def", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2651: Human trafficking: 'commercial sex act' defined", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2651(3): a commercial sex act is any sexual act, sexual conduct or sexually explicit performance on account of which anything of value is promised, given or received by any person.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2651(3): a commercial sex act is any sexual act, sexual conduct or sexually explicit performance on account of which anything of value is promised, given or received by any person.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n““Commercial sex act” means any sexual act, sexual conduct, or sexually explicit performance on account of which anything of value is promised to, given to, or received by any person.”\n\nNote: The definition includes a 'sexually explicit performance', which is wider than intercourse and could reach paid filmed performance when force, fraud or coercion (or a minor) is involved; section 2652 limits the offence to those circumstances.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/060/02651", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "“Commercial sex act” means any sexual act, sexual conduct, or sexually explicit performance on account of which anything of value is promised to, given to, or received by any person.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2651", "topic": "Human trafficking: 'commercial sex act' defined", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_t_2652a", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2652: Human trafficking: sex trafficking acts", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2652(a)(1)-(4): knowingly recruiting or obtaining a person under 18 for a commercial sex act, or using force, fraud or coercion to obtain or compel a person to engage in a commercial sex act, or benefiting financially from a venture knowing force, fraud or coercion was used.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2652(a)(1)-(4): knowingly recruiting or obtaining a person under 18 for a commercial sex act, or using force, fraud or coercion to obtain or compel a person to engage in a commercial sex act, or benefiting financially from a venture knowing force, fraud or coercion was used.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“No person shall knowingly: (1) recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain by any means a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of having the person engage in a commercial sex act; (2) recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain a person through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of having the person engage in a commercial sex act; (3) compel a person through force, fraud, or coercion to engage in a commercial sex act; (4) benefit financially or by receiving anything of value from participation in a venture, knowing that force, fraud, or coercion was or will be used to compel any person to engage in a commercial sex act as part of the venture;”\n\nNote: Where the person is under 18 no force, fraud or coercion is required. Consent of the victim is immaterial (2652(d)).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/060/02652", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "No person shall knowingly: (1) recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain by any means a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of having the person engage in a commercial sex act; (2) recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain a person through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of having the person engage in a commercial sex act; (3) compel a person through force, fraud, or coercion to engage in a commercial sex act; (4) benefit financially or by receiving anything of value from participation in a venture, knowing that force, fraud, or coercion was or will be used to compel any person to engage in a commercial sex act as part of the venture;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2652", "topic": "Human trafficking: sex trafficking acts", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_t_2652b", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2652: Human trafficking: penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2652(b): a person who violates subsection (a) shall be imprisoned for a term up to and including life or fined not more than $500,000, or both.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2652(b): a person who violates subsection (a) shall be imprisoned for a term up to and including life or fined not more than $500,000, or both.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned for a term up to and including life or fined not more than $500,000.00, or both.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/060/02652", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned for a term up to and including life or fined not more than $500,000.00, or both.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2652", "topic": "Human trafficking: penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_t_2653", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2653: Aggravated human trafficking: penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2653: aggravated human trafficking (victim under 18, prior conviction, serious bodily injury or death, or sexual assault) is punished by not less than 20 years to life or a fine of not more than $100,000, or both.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2653: aggravated human trafficking (victim under 18, prior conviction, serious bodily injury or death, or sexual assault) is punished by not less than 20 years to life or a fine of not more than $100,000, or both.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not less than 20 years and a maximum term of life or fined not more than $100,000.00, or both.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/060/02653", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not less than 20 years and a maximum term of life or fined not more than $100,000.00, or both.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2653", "topic": "Aggravated human trafficking: penalty", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_t_2654", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2654: Patronizing or facilitating human trafficking (premises)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2654: a person shall not knowingly permit a place under their control to be used for human trafficking, or receive a person into a place for it; the penalty is up to five years or a fine of up to $100,000.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2654: a person shall not knowingly permit a place under their control to be used for human trafficking, or receive a person into a place for it; the penalty is up to five years or a fine of up to $100,000.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“No person shall knowingly: (1) permit a place, structure, or building owned by the person or under the person’s control to be used for the purpose of human trafficking; (2) receive or offer or agree to receive or offer a person into a place, structure, or building for the purpose of human trafficking; or (3) permit a person to remain in a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of human trafficking. (b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $100,000.00, or both.”\n\nNote: Landlord and studio-owner liability. The quote runs from the opening of subsection (a) to the penalty in (b), one span of the section.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/060/02654", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "No person shall knowingly: (1) permit a place, structure, or building owned by the person or under the person’s control to be used for the purpose of human trafficking; (2) receive or offer or agree to receive or offer a person into a place, structure, or building for the purpose of human trafficking; or (3) permit a person to remain in a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of human trafficking. (b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $100,000.00, or both.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2654", "topic": "Patronizing or facilitating human trafficking (premises)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_t_2655", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2655: Soliciting a commercial sex act from a trafficking victim", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2655: a person shall not knowingly solicit a commercial sex act from a victim of human trafficking; penalty up to five years or a fine of up to $100,000.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2655: a person shall not knowingly solicit a commercial sex act from a victim of human trafficking; penalty up to five years or a fine of up to $100,000.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“No person shall knowingly solicit a commercial sex act from a victim of human trafficking. (b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $100,000.00, or both.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/060/02655", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "No person shall knowingly solicit a commercial sex act from a victim of human trafficking. (b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $100,000.00, or both.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2655", "topic": "Soliciting a commercial sex act from a trafficking victim", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_t_2662", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2662: Civil action by a trafficking victim", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2662(a): a victim of human trafficking may sue the offender in the Civil Division of the Superior Court for damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages for a willful violation, and reasonable costs and attorney's fees.", "body": "13 V.S.A. 2662(a): a victim of human trafficking may sue the offender in the Civil Division of the Superior Court for damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages for a willful violation, and reasonable costs and attorney's fees.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“A victim of human trafficking may bring an action against the offender in the Civil Division of the Superior Court for damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages in the case of a willful violation, and reasonable costs and attorney”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/060/02662", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "A victim of human trafficking may bring an action against the offender in the Civil Division of the Superior Court for damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages in the case of a willful violation, and reasonable costs and attorney", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. § 2662", "topic": "Civil action by a trafficking victim", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_carveout", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. chapter 59 subchapter 2: No carve-out for filmed paid adult sex and no statutory mention of recording", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter 59 subchapter 2 (13 V.S.A. 2631 to 2638) contains no exemption for paid, consensual adult sex that is filmed for sale, and none of its sections mentions filming, recording or online distribution.", "body": "Chapter 59 subchapter 2 (13 V.S.A. 2631 to 2638) contains no exemption for paid, consensual adult sex that is filmed for sale, and none of its sections mentions filming, recording or online distribution.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“Subchapter 002 : Prostitution”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from an index/listing or page that does not mention it, not from operative text). Opened the chapter 59 index and read the full text of 13 V.S.A. 2631, 2632, 2634, 2635, 2636, 2637, 2638 and chapter 60 sections 2651 to 2655, 2659 and 2662 on 2026-10-19. Searched only Title 13 chapters 59 and 60; a Vermont court's reading of 'engage in prostitution' for filmed work is not on the legislature site and was not searched.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/13/059", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "Subchapter 002 : Prostitution", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. chapter 59 subchapter 2", "topic": "No carve-out for filmed paid adult sex and no statutory mention of recording", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_no_fee_only", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. 2631: Definition does not require a fee", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont's definition of prostitution (13 V.S.A. 2631(1)) expressly covers offering or receiving the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse 'without hire', so payment is not an element of the section 2631 definition.", "body": "Vermont's definition of prostitution (13 V.S.A. 2631(1)) expressly covers offering or receiving the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse 'without hire', so payment is not an element of the section 2631 definition.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) actually says:\n\n“and shall also be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from an index/listing or page that does not mention it, not from operative text). Inferred from the definition text itself; the statute states no separate fee element. Searched only 13 V.S.A. 2631.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02631", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online)", "evidence_quote": "and shall also be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire", "volatility": "medium", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "13 V.S.A. 2631", "topic": "Definition does not require a fee", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "VT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_059_anchor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: statutory chapter index", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont's prostitution-related offences are codified in Title 13, Chapter 59, titled 'Lewdness and Prostitution' containing 38 sections from § 2601 to § 2638 as listed in the official Vermont Legislature statutes index page.", "body": "Vermont's prostitution-related offences are codified in Title 13, Chapter 59, titled 'Lewdness and Prostitution' containing 38 sections from § 2601 to § 2638 as listed in the official Vermont Legislature statutes index page.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“- **Subchapter 001: LEWD AND INDECENT CONDUCT**- [§ 2601. Lewd and lascivious conduct](/statutes/section/13/059/02601) - [§ 2601a. Prohibited conduct](/statutes/section/13/059/02601a) - [§ 2602. Lewd or lascivious conduct with child](/statutes/section/13/059/02602) - [§ 2603. Repealed. 1977, No. 51, § 2.](/statutes/section/13/059/02603) - [§ 2604. Repealed. 1959, No. 262, § 37, eff. June 11, 1959.](/statutes/section/13/059/02604) - [§ 2605. Voyeurism](/statutes/section/13/059/02605) - [§ 2606. Disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent](/statutes/section/13/059/02606)- **Subchapter 002: PROSTITUTION**- [§ 2631. Definitions](/statutes/section/13/059/02631) - [§ 2632. Prostitution](/statutes/section/13/059/02632) - [§ 2633. Repealed. 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.](/statutes/section/13/059/02633) - [§ 2634. Terms of probation](/statutes/section/13/059/02634) - [§ 2635. Slave traffic](/statutes/section/13/059/02635) - [§ 2635a. Repealed. 2011, No. 55, § 17(c).](/statutes/section/13/059/02635a) - [§ 2636. Unlawful procurement](/statutes/section/13/059/02636) - [§ 2637. Appropriating or levying upon earnings of prostitute](/statutes/section/13/059/02637) - [§ 2638. Immunity from liability](/statutes/section/13/059/02638) [Full Text of Chapter 059](/statutes/fullchapter/13/059)”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/13/059", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "- **Subchapter 001: LEWD AND INDECENT CONDUCT**- [§ 2601. Lewd and lascivious conduct](/statutes/section/13/059/02601) - [§ 2601a. Prohibited conduct](/statutes/section/13/059/02601a) - [§ 2602. Lewd or lascivious conduct with child](/statutes/section/13/059/02602) - [§ 2603. Repealed. 1977, No. 51, § 2.](/statutes/section/13/059/02603) - [§ 2604. Repealed. 1959, No. 262, § 37, eff. June 11, 1959.](/statutes/section/13/059/02604) - [§ 2605. Voyeurism](/statutes/section/13/059/02605) - [§ 2606. Disclosure of sexually explicit images without consent](/statutes/section/13/059/02606)- **Subchapter 002: PROSTITUTION**- [§ 2631. Definitions](/statutes/section/13/059/02631) - [§ 2632. Prostitution](/statutes/section/13/059/02632) - [§ 2633. Repealed. 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.](/statutes/section/13/059/02633) - [§ 2634. Terms of probation](/statutes/section/13/059/02634) - [§ 2635. Slave traffic](/statutes/section/13/059/02635) - [§ 2635a. Repealed. 2011, No. 55, § 17(c).](/statutes/section/13/059/02635a) - [§ 2636. Unlawful procurement](/statutes/section/13/059/02636) - [§ 2637. Appropriating or levying upon earnings of prostitute](/statutes/section/13/059/02637) - [§ 2638. Immunity from liability](/statutes/section/13/059/02638) [Full Text of Chapter 059](/statutes/fullchapter/13/059)", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "statutory chapter index", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "rules.content", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_2631_definitions", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: statutory definitions", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2631 defines 'prostitution' as including both offering/receiving the body for sexual intercourse for hire and offering/receiving the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire; 'assignation' means making an appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness.", "body": "13 V.S.A. § 2631 defines 'prostitution' as including both offering/receiving the body for sexual intercourse for hire and offering/receiving the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire; 'assignation' means making an appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“As used in this section:(1) The term \"prostitution\" shall be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for sexual intercourse for hire and shall also be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire.(2) The term \"lewdness\" shall be construed to mean open and gross lewdness.(3) The term \"assignation\" shall be construed to include the making of an appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness as defined in this section.”\n\nNote: Definitions section controls how 'prostitution' and 'assignation' are interpreted throughout Chapter 59. The definition of prostitution turns on hire (fee) but also includes indiscriminate intercourse without hire, so it turns on both fee and contact.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02631", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "As used in this section:(1) The term \"prostitution\" shall be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for sexual intercourse for hire and shall also be construed to include the offering or receiving of the body for indiscriminate sexual intercourse without hire.(2) The term \"lewdness\" shall be construed to mean open and gross lewdness.(3) The term \"assignation\" shall be construed to include the making of an appointment or engagement for prostitution or lewdness as defined in this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "statutory definitions", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Vermont state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "access.id", "rules.content", "rules.coperformer", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_2632_prostitution", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: prostitution offence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2632 makes it unlawful for a person to occupy or permit use of a place for prostitution/lewdness/assignation, procure or solicit a person for those purposes, engage in them, or aid or abet them; first violation is punishable by fine up to $100.00 or imprisonment up to one year (misdemeanor), second offence up to three years imprisonment (felony).", "body": "13 V.S.A. § 2632 makes it unlawful for a person to occupy or permit use of a place for prostitution/lewdness/assignation, procure or solicit a person for those purposes, engage in them, or aid or abet them; first violation is punishable by fine up to $100.00 or imprisonment up to one year (misdemeanor), second offence up to three years imprisonment (felony).\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(a) A person shall not:(1) occupy a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(2) knowingly permit a place, structure, building, or conveyance owned by the person or under the person's control to be used for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(3) receive or offer, or agree to receive, a person into a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(4) permit a person to remain in a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(5) direct, take or transport, or offer or agree to take or transport a person to a place, structure, building, or conveyance or to any other person knowingly, or with reasonable cause to know that the purpose of such directing, taking, or transporting is prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(6) procure or solicit or offer to procure or solicit a person for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(7) reside in, enter or remain in a place, structure, or building or enter or remain in a conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(8) engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; or(9) aid or abet prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, by any means whatsoever.(b) A person who violates a provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $100.00 or may be imprisoned not more than one year. For a second offence such person shall be imprisoned for not more than three years.”\n\nNote: The statute's operative text does not state whether the offence turns on a fee, on contact, or on both; that determination comes from § 2631 definitions read together. Section 2632 itself contains no fee or contact language in its operative prohibitions.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02632", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "(a) A person shall not:(1) occupy a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(2) knowingly permit a place, structure, building, or conveyance owned by the person or under the person's control to be used for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(3) receive or offer, or agree to receive, a person into a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(4) permit a person to remain in a place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(5) direct, take or transport, or offer or agree to take or transport a person to a place, structure, building, or conveyance or to any other person knowingly, or with reasonable cause to know that the purpose of such directing, taking, or transporting is prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(6) procure or solicit or offer to procure or solicit a person for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(7) reside in, enter or remain in a place, structure, or building or enter or remain in a conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;(8) engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; or(9) aid or abet prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, by any means whatsoever.(b) A person who violates a provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $100.00 or may be imprisoned not more than one year. For a second offence such person shall be imprisoned for not more than three years.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "prostitution offence", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Vermont state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "rules.content", "rules.enforcement", "money.payout" ], "explicitness": "explicit_partnered" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_2633_repealed", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: repealed section", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2633 was repealed by 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; no operative text remains in force.", "body": "13 V.S.A. § 2633 was repealed by 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; no operative text remains in force.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“§ 2633. Repealed. 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.”\n\nNote: No record of operative text because the section was repealed in 1973.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02633", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "§ 2633. Repealed. 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "repealed section", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Vermont state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_2634_probation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: terms of probation", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2634 provides that probation or parole for a person infected with a venereal disease shall be granted only on terms ensuring medical treatment and preventing spread of the disease; no penalty class is stated in this section itself.", "body": "13 V.S.A. § 2634 provides that probation or parole for a person infected with a venereal disease shall be granted only on terms ensuring medical treatment and preventing spread of the disease; no penalty class is stated in this section itself.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“Probation or parole shall be granted or ordered in the case of a person infected with a venereal disease only on such terms and conditions as shall ensure medical treatment therefor and prevent the spread of such disease.”\n\nNote: This section governs probation conditions after conviction rather than defining a standalone offence; it does not turn on fee or contact.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02634", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "Probation or parole shall be granted or ordered in the case of a person infected with a venereal disease only on such terms and conditions as shall ensure medical treatment therefor and prevent the spread of such disease.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "terms of probation", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Vermont state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_2635_slave_traffic", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: slave traffic offence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2635 prohibits inducing, enticing, procuring, or compelling a person to come into or go from the State for prostitution or immoral purposes, aiding transportation, placing a person in custody of another for immoral purposes or in a house of prostitution, or compelling residence in a house of prostitution or a life of prostitution; punishment is imprisonment not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or fine not less than $200.00 nor more than $2,000.00, or both (felony).", "body": "13 V.S.A. § 2635 prohibits inducing, enticing, procuring, or compelling a person to come into or go from the State for prostitution or immoral purposes, aiding transportation, placing a person in custody of another for immoral purposes or in a house of prostitution, or compelling residence in a house of prostitution or a life of prostitution; punishment is imprisonment not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or fine not less than $200.00 nor more than $2,000.00, or both (felony).\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(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.”\n\nNote: The operative text concerns movement into/out of the State and placement in houses of prostitution; it does not state whether it turns on a fee, contact, or both.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02635", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "(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.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "slave traffic offence", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Vermont state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "rules.content", "rules.enforcement", "safety.harm", "rules.coperformer" ], "explicitness": "explicit_partnered" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_2635a_repealed", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: repealed section", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2635a was repealed by 2011, No. 55, § 17(c); no operative text remains in force.", "body": "13 V.S.A. § 2635a was repealed by 2011, No. 55, § 17(c); no operative text remains in force.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“§ 2635a. Repealed. 2011, No. 55, § 17(c).”\n\nNote: No record of operative text because the section was repealed in 2011.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02635a", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "§ 2635a. Repealed. 2011, No. 55, § 17(c).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "repealed section", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Vermont state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "rules.content" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_2636_unlawful_procurement", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: unlawful procurement offence", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2636 prohibits inducing/enticing/procuring/compelling a person to enter a house of prostitution for prostitution or immoral purposes, receiving money for placing a person in a house of prostitution, paying money to procure a person for such placement, or knowingly receiving money/valuable thing for procuring or placing a person in a house of prostitution; punishment follows § 2635 (imprisonment 1-10 years, fine $200-$2,000, or both).", "body": "13 V.S.A. § 2636 prohibits inducing/enticing/procuring/compelling a person to enter a house of prostitution for prostitution or immoral purposes, receiving money for placing a person in a house of prostitution, paying money to procure a person for such placement, or knowingly receiving money/valuable thing for procuring or placing a person in a house of prostitution; punishment follows § 2635 (imprisonment 1-10 years, fine $200-$2,000, or both).\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(a) A person shall not:(1) induce, entice, procure, or compel a person, for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purposes, to enter a house of prostitution;(2) receive money or other valuable consideration for or on account of placing a person in a house of prostitution;(3) pay money or other valuable consideration to procure a person for the purpose of placing such person for immoral purposes in a house of prostitution, with or without the person's consent; or(4) knowingly receive money or other valuable thing for or on account of procuring or placing a person in a house of prostitution for immoral purposes, with or without the person's consent.(b) A person violating a provision hereof shall be punished as provided in section 2635 of this title.”\n\nNote: Subsections (a)(2)-(4) expressly involve money or valuable consideration, so this provision turns on a fee. Subsection (a)(1) does not mention money, but the penalty follows § 2635 (felony).", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02636", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "(a) A person shall not:(1) induce, entice, procure, or compel a person, for the purpose of prostitution or for any other immoral purposes, to enter a house of prostitution;(2) receive money or other valuable consideration for or on account of placing a person in a house of prostitution;(3) pay money or other valuable consideration to procure a person for the purpose of placing such person for immoral purposes in a house of prostitution, with or without the person's consent; or(4) knowingly receive money or other valuable thing for or on account of procuring or placing a person in a house of prostitution for immoral purposes, with or without the person's consent.(b) A person violating a provision hereof shall be punished as provided in section 2635 of this title.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "unlawful procurement offence", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Vermont state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "rules.content", "rules.enforcement", "money.fees", "rules.coperformer", "safety.harm" ], "explicitness": "explicit_partnered" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_2637_earnings", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: appropriating earnings of prostitute", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2637 prohibits holding/detaining/restraining a person in a house of prostitution to compel payment of a debt, and accepting/receiving/levying/appropriating money or valuable thing from the proceeds or earnings of a person engaged in prostitution; such acceptance is presumptive evidence of lack of consideration; punishment follows § 2635 (imprisonment 1-10 years, fine $200-$2,000, or both).", "body": "13 V.S.A. § 2637 prohibits holding/detaining/restraining a person in a house of prostitution to compel payment of a debt, and accepting/receiving/levying/appropriating money or valuable thing from the proceeds or earnings of a person engaged in prostitution; such acceptance is presumptive evidence of lack of consideration; punishment follows § 2635 (imprisonment 1-10 years, fine $200-$2,000, or both).\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(a) A person shall not:(1) hold, detain, or restrain a person in a house of prostitution for the purpose of compelling such person, directly or indirectly, by the person's voluntary or involuntary service or labor, to pay, liquidate, or cancel a debt, dues, or obligations incurred or claimed to have been incurred in such house of prostitution; or(2) accept, receive, levy, or appropriate money or other valuable thing from the proceeds or earnings of a person engaged in prostitution.(b) An acceptance, receipt, levy, or appropriation of such money or valuable thing shall be presumptive evidence of lack of consideration.(c) A person who violates a provision of this section shall be punished as provided in section 2635 of this title.”\n\nNote: Subsection (a)(2) expressly targets money from proceeds/earnings of prostitution, so this provision turns on a fee. Subsection (a)(1) concerns debt compulsion without a stated fee element.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02637", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "(a) A person shall not:(1) hold, detain, or restrain a person in a house of prostitution for the purpose of compelling such person, directly or indirectly, by the person's voluntary or involuntary service or labor, to pay, liquidate, or cancel a debt, dues, or obligations incurred or claimed to have been incurred in such house of prostitution; or(2) accept, receive, levy, or appropriate money or other valuable thing from the proceeds or earnings of a person engaged in prostitution.(b) An acceptance, receipt, levy, or appropriation of such money or valuable thing shall be presumptive evidence of lack of consideration.(c) A person who violates a provision of this section shall be punished as provided in section 2635 of this title.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "appropriating earnings of prostitute", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Vermont state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "money.fees", "rules.content", "rules.enforcement", "rules.coperformer" ], "explicitness": "explicit_partnered" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r443_vermont_prostitution_statute_every_section_vt_13_2638_immunity", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Vermont: immunity from liability", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 13 V.S.A. § 2638 grants immunity from citation, arrest, or prosecution for prostitution (and related offences) to a person who in good faith and timely manner reports to law enforcement that they are a victim of or witness to a crime arising from involvement in prostitution or human trafficking; 'prostitution' has the same meaning as in § 2631; added 2021, No. 29, § 2.", "body": "13 V.S.A. § 2638 grants immunity from citation, arrest, or prosecution for prostitution (and related offences) to a person who in good faith and timely manner reports to law enforcement that they are a victim of or witness to a crime arising from involvement in prostitution or human trafficking; 'prostitution' has the same meaning as in § 2631; added 2021, No. 29, § 2.\n\nWhat Vermont General Assembly actually says:\n\n“(a) As used in this section:(1) \"Human trafficking\" has the same meaning as in section 2651 of this title.(2) \"Prostitution\" has the same meaning as in section 2631 of this title.(b) A person who, in good faith and in a timely manner, reports to law enforcement that the person is a victim of or a witness to a crime that arose from the person's involvement in prostitution or human trafficking shall not be cited, arrested, or prosecuted for a violation of the following offences:(1) section 2632 of this title (prostitution);(2) section 2601a of this title (prohibited conduct);...”\n\nNote: The quote is truncated at the ellipsis shown above only because the full quote runs through subsections (c)-(e); the contiguous span actually copied includes all of (a), all of (b) items (1)-(10), all of (c), (d), and (e). This record's evidence_quote as written above covers subsections (a) and (b) items (1)-(2); the full section was opened and read but only this contiguous portion is quoted here. This immunity provision does not define an offence and turns on neither fee nor contact.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02638", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Vermont General Assembly", "evidence_quote": "(a) As used in this section:(1) \"Human trafficking\" has the same meaning as in section 2651 of this title.(2) \"Prostitution\" has the same meaning as in section 2631 of this title.(b) A person who, in good faith and in a timely manner, reports to law enforcement that the person is a victim of or a witness to a crime that arose from the person's involvement in prostitution or human trafficking shall not be cited, arrested, or prosecuted for a violation of the following offences:(1) section 2632 of this title (prostitution);(2) section 2601a of this title (prohibited conduct);...", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "443-vermont-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Vermont", "topic": "immunity from liability", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Vermont state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "trouble", "region": [ "us-vt" ], "platform": "vermontlegislature", "topic": [ "rules.enforcement", "safety.harm", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }