(a) No person shall keep, set up, maintain, or operate any house, place, building, hotel, tourist camp, other structure or part thereof, or vehicle, trailer, or other conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; or own any place, house, hotel, tourist camp, other structure or part thereof, or trailer or other conveyance knowing the same to be used for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, or let, sublet, or rent any such place, premises, or conveyance to another with knowledge or good reason to know of the intention of the lessee or rentee to use such place, premises, or conveyance for prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; or offer, or offer to secure another for the purpose of prostitution or for any other lewd or indecent act; or receive or offer or agree to receive any person into any house, place, building, hotel, tourist camp, or other structure, or vehicle, trailer, or other conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, or permit any person to remain there for such purpose; or for another or others, direct, take, or transport, or offer or agree to take or transport, or aid or assist in transporting any person to any house, place, building, hotel, tourist camp, other structure, vehicle, trailer or other conveyance, or to any other person with knowledge or having reasonable cause to believe that the purpose of such directing, taking, or transporting is prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; or aid, abet, or participate in the doing of any acts herein prohibited. Whoever violates this division (a) shall, for a first offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) (1) No person shall engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, or solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to commit an act of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; or reside in, enter, or remain in any house, place, building, hotel, tourist camp, or other structure, or enter or remain in any vehicle, trailer, or other conveyance for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation; or aid, abet, or participate in the doing of any of the acts herein prohibited.
(2) Whoever violates this division (b) shall, for a first or second offense, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(3) The subsequent offense provision shall apply only to the pimp, panderer, solicitor, operator, or any person benefitting financially or otherwise from the earnings of a prostitute.
(c) All leases and agreements, oral or written, for letting, subletting, or renting any house, place, building, hotel, tourist camp, or other structure which is used for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, shall be void from and after the date any person who is a party to such an agreement shall be convicted of an offense hereunder.
TOURIST CAMP includes any temporary or permanent buildings, tents, cabins or structures, or trailers or other vehicles which are maintained, offered, or used for dwelling or sleeping quarters for pay.
(d) In the trial of any person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this section, testimony concerning the reputation or character of any house, place, building, hotel, tourist camp, or other structure, and of the person or persons who reside in or frequent them, and of the defendant or defendants, shall be admissible in evidence in support of the charge.
(W. Va. Code 61-8-5)