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(a) An individual is not criminally liable or subject to a juvenile-delinquency proceeding for prostitution or other nonviolent crimes if the individual was a minor at the time of the offense and committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim.\n(b) An individual who has engaged in commercial sexual activity is not criminally liable or subject to a juvenile-delinquency proceeding for prostitution if the individual was a minor at the time of the offense.\n(c) A minor who under subsection (a) or (b) is not subject to criminal liability or a juvenile-delinquency proceeding is presumed to be a person in need of supervision as defined in 5 V.I.C. § 2502(23).\n(d) This section does not apply in a prosecution or a juvenile-delinquency proceeding for patronizing a prostitute.