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Ulisa Chavers was arrested in March after authorities found the body of her boyfriend, Reginal Cody Bowles, in a 33-foot-deep well in Mineral. Bowles’ son had reported his father missing in November. Chavers is being held without bond on charges of concealing Bowles’ body, credit-card fraud, identity theft and possession of a sawed-off rifle.
Credit card theft is a very serious crime.
The SRIS Law Group Virginia credit card theft defense attorneys can defend you against any type of credit card fraud charge.
Our Virginia credit card fraud defense lawyers have the experience to defend you against any type of credit card theft charge.
Contact a SRIS Law Group Virginia credit card theft defense lawyer in Virginia.
Prostitution Defense Lawyers In Northern Virginia
The Northern Virginia solicitation and prostitution defense lawyers at the Law Office of SRIS, P.C. provide criminal defense for those individuals accused of solicitation, prostitution, and other sex crimes in the Eastern District of Northern Virginia. Please contact a SRIS, P.C. Northern Virginia prostitution defense lawyer or Northern Virginia solicitation defense attorney to discuss the facts of your case. A SRIS, P.C. Northern Virginia prostitution defense attorney or Northern Virginia solicitation lawyer will discuss the facts of your case to advise you as to how we can help you.
If you have been arrested or charged with an act of prostitution or solicitation you need to contact the prostitution defense attorneys at SRIS, P.C.
Prostitution is the practice of engaging in sexual activity, usually with individuals other than a spouse or a friend, in exchange for money or other valuables. Prostitution may be of either sex and may engage in heterosexual or homosexual activity but most prostitution has been by women with men as clients. Prostitution is a crime throughout almost all of the United States.
Pandering is the act of recruiting a prostitute or soliciting customers for a prostitute. A pimp commits the crime of pandering.
Solicitation is the act of asking, inducing or directing someone to engage in sexual activity in exchange for money. Solicitation is commonly known as Solicitation for Prostitution.
In Northern Virginia, in cases involving solicitation for prostitution, most clients are arrested in so called “sting operations”. These operations usually involve a woman (in some cases an undercover cop/decoy) acting as the prostitute soliciting drivers from the side of a roadway. Also lately, the stings have been set up on very popular and heavily trafficked websites such as centralized networks of on line urban communities, featuring free classifieds advertisements. The female decoy is generally very attractive and does her best to lure unsuspecting and unwary men to pull over and engage her in a brief conversation. After a brief verbal exchange the prostitute attempts to get the person to say the magic words — SEX AND MONEY. Once the unsuspecting person agrees to the sex act for money the person is usually arrested immediately or after pulling into a parking lot or inside of a hotel room.
In Northern Virginia, both the prostitute and the “John” are aggressively prosecuted for prostitution and solicitation. Innocent citizens with no criminal history can find themselves accused and arrested of one of these crimes simply by being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Prostitution and solicitation are crimes that may be charged as felonies or misdemeanors. Both of these sex crimes carry a lasting social stigma and serious legal consequences. In some states, because of overwhelming pressure from the public many prosecutors will stop at nothing to get a conviction.
Punishment on these cases can range from community service, AIDS testing, fines, counseling to jail time.
There are many defenses available to these crimes. Contacting a skilled SRIS, P.C. Northern Virginia criminal lawyer as soon as possible allows the attorney to evaluate the evidence and witnesses to be questioned immediately after the event, providing the best opportunity for a successful defense.
In Northern Virginia, law enforcement has attacked the prostitution problem from a different angle — by focusing on massage parlors, bawdy houses and escort agencies. Regular raids and stings of these businesses occur on a regular basis with cops posing as customers’ intent on testing the boundaries that various escorts and masseuses may or may not be willing to cross during their one hour long companionship. With the advent of the Internet both escorts and prostitutes found a new way of accessing new business. Their growing popularity on the Internet has not gone unnoticed by law enforcement.
Virginia Class 6 Felony Defense
If you are charged with a Virginia Class 6 felony, contact the SRIS Law Group Virginia felony defense lawyers for help.
Virginia Law § 18.2-10. Punishment for conviction of Class 6 felony; penalty.
For Virginia Class 6 felonies, a term of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than five years, or in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both.
Virginia Class 5 Felony Defense
If you are charged with a Virginia Class 5 felony, contact the SRIS Law Group Virginia felony defense lawyers for help.
Virginia Law § 18.2-10. Punishment for conviction of Class 5 felony; penalty.
For Virginia Class 5 felonies, a term of imprisonment of not less than one year nor more than 10 years, or in the discretion of the jury or the court trying the case without a jury, confinement in jail for not more than 12 months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both.
Virginia Class 4 Felony Defense
If you are charged with a Virginia Class 4 felony, contact the SRIS Law Group Virginia felony defense lawyers for help.
Virginia Law § 18.2-10. Punishment for conviction of Class 4 felony; penalty.
For Virginia Class 4 felonies, a term of imprisonment of not less than two years nor more than 10 years and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
Virginia Class 3 Felony Defense
If you are charged with a Virginia Class 3 felony, contact the SRIS Law Group Virginia felony defense lawyers for help.
Virginia Law § 18.2-10. Punishment for conviction of Class 3 felony; penalty.
For Virginia Class 3 felonies, a term of imprisonment of not less than five years nor more than 20 years and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
Virginia Class 2 Felony Defense
If you are charged with a Virginia Class 2 felony, contact the SRIS Law Group Virginia felony defense lawyers for help.
Virginia Law § 18.2-10. Punishment for conviction of Class 2 felony; penalty.
For Virginia Class 2 felonies, imprisonment for life or for any term not less than 20 years and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
Virginia Class 1 Felony Defense
If you are charged with a Virginia Class 1 felony, contact the SRIS Law Group Virginia felony defense lawyers for help.
Virginia Law § 18.2-10. Punishment for conviction of Class 1 felony; penalty.
For Virginia Class 1 felonies, death, if the person so convicted was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense and is not determined to be mentally retarded pursuant to § 19.2-264.3:1.1, or imprisonment for life and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000. If the person was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense or is determined to be mentally retarded pursuant to § 19.2-264.3:1.1, the punishment shall be imprisonment for life and, subject to subdivision (g), a fine of not more than $100,000.
Virginia Speeding Ticket Defense
There are four types of speeding tickets in Virginia.
- Virginia speeding ticket 1 to 9 over speed limit – 3 DMV Points
- Virginia speeding ticket 10 to 19 over speed limit – 4 DMV Points
- Virginia speeding ticket 20 miles over speed limit – 6 DMV Points
- Virginia Reckless Driving by Speed – 6 DMV Points
Accumulate too many points in a year and the Virginia DMV will administratively suspend your driving license in Virginia.
If you are facing a Virginia speeding ticket charge, call the SRIS Law Group Virginia speeding ticket defense lawyers for help.
Our Virginia speeding ticket defense attorneys help clients all throughout Virginia, including but not limited to Fairfax County, Prince William County, Hopewell City.
VIRGINIA DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE DEFENSE LAWYERS
The penalty for driving on suspended license in Virginia is confinement in jail for not more than six months and a fine of not more than $1,000, either or both.
The penalty for driving on suspended license in Virginia for a second or subsequent offense is confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both.
If you have been charged with driving on a suspended license in Virginia, contact the SRIS Law Group driving on suspended license defense lawyers for help.
Our Virginia driving on suspended license defense attorneys will aggressively defend you.
The following is the Virginia law for driving on suspended license in Virginia:
Virginia Code § 46.2-300. Driving without license prohibited; penalties.
No person, except those expressly exempted in §§ 46.2-303 through 46.2-308, shall drive any motor vehicle on any highway in the Commonwealth until such person has applied for a driver’s license, as provided in this article, satisfactorily passed the examination required by § 46.2-325, and obtained a driver’s license, nor unless the license is valid.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Upon conviction under this section, the court may suspend the person’s privilege to drive for a period not to exceed 90 days.
