# Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-327.15: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T19.2_C19.4_S19.2-327.15

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-327.15
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 19.2 / Chapter 19.4 / Section 19.2-327.15

## Text

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Ancillary matter" means any (i) violation or alleged violation of the terms and conditions of a suspended sentence, probation, or parole; (ii) violation or alleged violation of contempt of court; (iii) charge or conviction for failure to appear; or (iv) appeal from a bail, bond, or recognizance order related to a qualifying offense.

"Labor trafficking" means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to debt bondage, involuntary servitude, peonage, or slavery.

"Official documentation" means any documentation issued by a federal, state, or local agency, a multidisciplinary team or task force, a licensed psychologist, a licensed clinical social worker, or an otherwise qualified subject matter expert.

"Qualifying offense" means any attempted, completed, or conspired (i) felony that is not a violent felony offense listed under subsection C of § 17.1-805 , (ii) misdemeanor, or (iii) specifically identified ancillary matter.

"Sex trafficking" means the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act that is induced by force, fraud, or coercion or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age.

"Victim of human trafficking" means any person subjected to an act or the practice of labor trafficking or sex trafficking, regardless of whether any other person has been charged with or convicted of an offense related to the labor trafficking or sex trafficking of such person.

2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 543 ; 2025, cc. 633 , 663 ; 2026, cc. 770 , 771 .

## Nearby sections

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