Vermont § 2637 - Appropriating or levying upon earnings of prostitute
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 2637 — Appropriating or levying upon earnings of prostitute, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2637. Appropriating or levying upon earnings of prostitute
- (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. (Amended 2001, No. 49, § 17.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2637 ("Appropriating or levying upon earnings of prostitute") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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