Is prostitution legal in Idaho?

Prostitution is not legal in Idaho. Idaho prostitution laws make it a misdemeanor to pay or offer to pay for sexual favors. The third offense becomes a felony.

Is prostitution legal in Hawaii?

Prostitution is not legal in Hawaii. Hawaii prostitution laws make sex work illegal, but recent legislative efforts have tried to legalize indoor prostitution.

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Maryland Prostitution Laws

Prostitution Laws of Maryland

§ 11-301: Definitions
§ 11-302: Effect of subtitle on other laws
§ 11-303: Pandering
§ 11-304: Receiving earnings of prostitute
§ 11-306: House of prostitution

§ 11-301: Definitions

(a) In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) Assignation.- "Assignation" means the making of an appointment or engagement for prostitution or any act in furtherance of the appointment or engagement.

(c) Prostitution.- "Prostitution" means the performance of a sexual act, sexual contact, or vaginal intercourse for hire.

(d) Sexual act.- "Sexual act" has the meaning stated in § 3-301 of this article.

(e) Sexual contact.- "Sexual contact" has the meaning stated in § 3-301 of this article.

(f) Solicit.- "Solicit" means urging, advising, inducing, encouraging, requesting, or commanding another.

(g) Vaginal intercourse.- "Vaginal intercourse" has the meaning stated in § 3-301 of this article.

§ 11-302: Effect of subtitle on other laws

A person charged with a crime under this subtitle may also be prosecuted and sentenced for violating any other applicable law.

§ 11-303: Pandering

(a) Prohibited - In general.- A person may not knowingly:

(1) take or cause another to be taken to any place for prostitution;

(2) place, cause to be placed, or harbor another in any place for prostitution;

(3) persuade or encourage by threat or promise another to be taken to or placed in any place for prostitution;

(4) unlawfully take or detain another with the intent to use force, threat, or persuasion to compel the other to marry the person or a third person or perform a sexual act, sexual contact, or vaginal intercourse; or

(5) receive consideration to procure for or place in a house of prostitution or elsewhere another with the intent of causing the other to engage in prostitution or assignation.

(b) Same - Consent of parent or guardian.- A parent, guardian, or person who has permanent or temporary care or custody or responsibility for supervision of another may not consent to the taking or detention of the other for prostitution.

(c) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of pandering and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

(d) Statute of limitations and in banc review.- A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.

(e) Venue.- A person who violates this section may be charged, tried, and sentenced in any county in or through which the person transported or attempted to transport the other.

§ 11-304: Receiving earnings of prostitute

(a) Prohibited.- A person may not receive or acquire money or proceeds from the earnings of a person engaged in prostitution with the intent to:

(1) promote a crime under this subtitle;

(2) profit from a crime under this subtitle; or

(3) conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of money or proceeds of a crime under this subtitle.

(b) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.

(c) Statute of limitations and in banc review.- A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.

§ 11-306: House of prostitution

(a) Prohibited.- A person may not knowingly:

(1) engage in prostitution or assignation by any means;

(2) keep, set up, occupy, maintain, or operate a building, structure, or conveyance for prostitution or assignation;

(3) allow a building, structure, or conveyance owned or under the person's control to be used for prostitution or assignation;

(4) allow or agree to allow a person into a building, structure, or conveyance for prostitution or assignation; or

(5) procure or solicit or offer to procure or solicit for prostitution or assignation.

(b) Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

Maine Prostitution Laws

Is prostitution legal in Maine?

Prostitution is not legal in Maine. Maine prostitution laws make it illegal to sell sexual acts or even sexual contact. In June of 2023, Governor Janet Mills signed LD1435, “An Act to Reduce Commercial Sexual Exploitation” — the first Entrapment Model legislation passed in the United States. The harmful myth that all consensual adult sex work is exploitation is more prevalent than ever, thanks in part to anti-bodily autonomy rhetoric pushed by activists who believe that they can “end demand” for sexual labor. However, data shows that this approach actually creates more danger for sex workers and trafficking survivors alike.

State Guide: U.S. prostitution laws for all 50 states

Chapter 35: PROSTITUTION AND PUBLIC INDECENCY

§851: Definitions

As used in this chapter:

1. "Prostitution" means engaging in, or agreeing to engage in, or offering to engage in a sexual act or sexual contact, as those terms are defined in section 251, in return for a pecuniary benefit to be received by the person being prostituted or a 3rd person; 1-A. "Engages a person for prostitution" means providing, offering to provide or agreeing to provide, either to the person who is sought for an act of prostitution or to a 3rd person, pecuniary benefit in return for a sexual act or sexual contact as those terms are defined in section 251;

2. "Promotes prostitution" means:

A. Causing or aiding another to commit or engage in prostitution, other than as a patron;

B. Publicly soliciting patrons for prostitution. Publicly soliciting patrons for prostitution includes, but is not limited to, an offer, made in a public place, to engage in a sexual act or sexual contact, as those terms are defined in section 251, in return for a pecuniary benefit to be received by the person making the offer or a 3rd person;

C. Providing persons for purposes of prostitution;

D. Leasing or otherwise permitting a place controlled by the defendant, alone or in association with others, to be regularly used for prostitution;

E. Owning, controlling, managing, supervising or otherwise operating, in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business;

F. Transporting a person into or within the State with the intent that such other person engage in prostitution; or

G. Accepting or receiving, or agreeing to accept or receive, a pecuniary benefit pursuant to an agreement or understanding with any person, other than with a patron, whereby the person participates or the person is to participate in the proceeds of prostitution.

§852: Aggravated sex trafficking

1. A person is guilty of aggravated sex trafficking if the person knowingly:

A. Promotes prostitution by compelling a person to enter into, engage in, or remain in prostitution; or

B. Promotes prostitution of a person less than 18 years old.

2. As used in this section "compelling" includes but is not limited to:

A. The use of a drug or intoxicating substance to render a person incapable of controlling his conduct or appreciating its nature; and

B. Withholding or threatening to withhold a narcotic drug or alcoholic liquor from a drug or alcohol-dependent person. A "drug or alcohol-dependent person" is one who is using narcotic drugs or alcoholic liquor and who is in a state of psychic or physical dependence or both, arising from the use of the drug or alcohol on a continuing basis.

3. Aggravated promotion of prostitution is a Class B crime.

§853: Promotion of sex trafficking

1. A person is guilty of sex trafficking if:

A. The person knowingly promotes prostitution. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or

B. The person violates paragraph A and has 2 or more prior convictions in this State for any combination of the Maine offenses listed in this paragraph or for engaging in substantially similar conduct to that of the Maine offenses listed in this paragraph in another jurisdiction. The Maine offenses are any violation of this section or section 852, 853‑B or 855 or attempts to commit any of these crimes. Section 9‑A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime.

3. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person engaged in sex trafficking because the person was compelled to do so as described in section 852, subsection 2.

4. It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the act alleged to constitute sex trafficking consisted of the person publicly soliciting a patron to engage in prostitution only with the person.

2. Promoting prostitution is a Class D crime.

§853-A [REPEALED]

§853-B: Engaging a person for prostitution

1. A person is guilty of engaging a person for prostitution if:

A. The person engages a person for prostitution within the meaning of section 851, subsection 1-A. Violation of this paragraph is a Class E crime, except that the sentencing alternative may include only the penalties provided in section 1301; or

B. The person violates paragraph A and, at the time of the offense, the person has one prior conviction for engaging a prostitute. Section 9-A governs the use of prior convictions when determining a sentence, except that, for the purposes of this paragraph, the date of the prior conviction may not precede the commission of the offense by more than 2 years. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime.

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Louisiana Prostitution Laws

Prostitution Laws of Louisiana

§14:82: Prostitution; definition; penalties; enhancement
§14:82.1: Prostitution; persons under seventeen; additional offenses
§14:83: Soliciting for prostitutes
§14:83.1: Inciting prostitution
§14:83.2: Promoting prostitution
§14:83.3: Prostitution by massage
§14:83.4: Massage; sexual conduct prohibited
§14:84: Pandering
§14:85: Letting premises for prostitution
§14:86: Enticing persons into prostitution

§14:82: Prostitution; definition; penalties; enhancement

A. Prostitution is:

(1) The practice by a person of indiscriminate sexual intercourse with others for compensation.

(2) The solicitation by one person of another with the intent to engage in indiscriminate sexual intercourse with the latter for compensation.

B. (1) Whoever commits the crime of prostitution shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

(2) On a second conviction, the offender shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than two thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both.

(3) On a third and subsequent conviction the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two nor more than four years and shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than four thousand dollars.

C. Any offense under this Section committed more than five years prior to the commission of the offense with which the defendant is charged shall not be considered in the assessment of penalties under this Section.

D. If the offense occurred as a result of a solicitation by the offender while the offender was located on a public road or highway, or the sidewalk, walkway, or public servitude thereof, the court shall sentence the offender to imprisonment for a minimum of ninety days. If a portion of the sentence is suspended, the court may place the offender upon supervised probation if the offender agrees, as a condition of probation, to perform two hundred forty hours of community service work collecting or picking up litter and trash on the public roads, streets, and highways, under conditions specified by the court.

E. All persons who are convicted of the offense of prostitution shall be referred to the parish health unit for counseling concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The counseling shall be provided by existing staff of the parish health unit whose duties include such counseling.

§14:82.1: Prostitution; persons under seventeen; additional offenses

A. It shall be unlawful:

(1) For any person over the age of seventeen to engage in sexual intercourse with any person under the age of seventeen who is practicing prostitution, and there is an age difference of greater than two years between the two persons. Lack of knowledge of the latter person's age shall not be a defense.

(2) For any parent or tutor of any person under the age of seventeen knowingly to consent to the person's entrance or detention in the practice of prostitution.

B. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years nor more than ten years, or both.

§14:83: Soliciting for prostitutes

Soliciting for prostitutes is the soliciting, inviting, inducing, directing or transporting a person to any place with the intention of promoting prostitution. Whoever commits the crime of soliciting for prostitutes shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

§14:83.1: Inciting prostitution

A. Inciting prostitution is the aiding, abetting, or assisting in an enterprise for profit in which:

(1) Customers are charged a fee for services which include prostitution, regardless of what portion of the fee is actually for the prostitution services,

(2) When the person knows or when a reasonable person in such a position should know that such aiding, abetting, or assisting is for prostitution, and

(3) When the proceeds or profits are to be in any way divided by the prostitute and the person aiding, abetting, or assisting the prostitute.

B. Whoever commits the crime of inciting prostitution shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

§14:83.2: Promoting prostitution

A. Promoting prostitution is the knowing and willful control of, supervision of, or management of an enterprise for profit in which customers are charged a fee for services which include prostitution, regardless of what portion of the fee is actually for the prostitution services.

B. Whoever commits the crime of promoting prostitution shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than two years, or both.

§14:83.3: Prostitution by massage

A. Prostitution by massage is the erotic stimulation of the genital organs of another by any masseur, masseuse, or any other person, whether resulting in orgasm or not, by instrumental manipulation, touching with the hands, or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse or unnatural carnal copulation, when done for money.

B. As used in this Section, the terms:

(1) "Masseur" means a male who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.

(2) "Masseuse" means a female who practices massage or physiotherapy, or both.

C. Whoever commits the crime of prostitution by massage shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

§14:83.4: Massage; sexual conduct prohibited

A. It shall be unlawful for any masseur, masseuse, or any other person, while in a massage parlor or any other enterprise used as a massage parlor, by stimulation in an erotic manner, to:

(1) Expose, touch, caress, or fondle the genitals, anus, or pubic hairs of any person or the nipples of the female breast; or

(2) To perform any acts of sadomasochistic abuse, flagellation, or torture in the context of sexual conduct.

B. Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

§14:84: Pandering

Pandering is the intentional:

(1) Enticing, placing, persuading, encouraging, or causing the entrance of any person into the practice of prostitution, either by force, threats, promises, or by any other device or scheme;

(2) Maintaining a place where prostitution is habitually practiced;

(3) Detaining any person in any place of prostitution by force, threats, promises, or by any other device or scheme;

(4) Receiving or accepting by a person as a substantial part of support or maintenance anything of value which is known to be from the earnings of any person engaged in prostitution;

(5) Consenting, on the part of any parent or tutor of any person, to the person's entrance or detention in the practice of prostitution; or

(6) Transporting any person from one place to another for the purpose of promoting the practice of prostitution. Whoever commits the crime of pandering shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both.

§14:85: Letting premises for prostitution

Letting premises for prostitution is the granting of the right of use or the leasing of any premises, knowing that they are to be used for the practice of prostitution, or allowing the continued use of the premises with such knowledge. Whoever commits the crime of letting premises for prostitution shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

§14:86: Enticing persons into prostitution

Enticing persons into prostitution is committed when any person over the age of seventeen entices, places, persuades, encourages, or causes the entrance of anyother person under the age of twenty-one into the practice of prostitution, either by force, threats, promises, or by any other device or scheme. Lack of knowledge of the other person's age shall not be a defense. Whoever commits the crime of enticing persons into prostitution shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two years nor more than ten years.

Kansas Prostitution Laws

Prostitution Laws of Kansas

21-3512: Prostitution
21-3513: Promoting prostitution
21-3515: Patronizing a prostitute

21-3512: Prostitution

(a) Prostitution is performing for hire, or offering or agreeing to perform for hire where there is an exchange of value, any of the following acts:

(1) Sexual intercourse;

(2) sodomy; or

(3) manual or other bodily contact stimulation of the genitals of any person with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desires of the offender or another.

(b) Prostitution is a class B nonperson misdemeanor.

21-3513: Promoting prostitution

(a) Promoting prostitution is:

(1) Establishing, owning, maintaining or managing a house of prostitution, or participating in the establishment, ownership, maintenance, or management thereof;

(2) permitting any place partially or wholly owned or controlled by the defendant to be used as a house of prostitution;

(3) procuring a prostitute for a house of prostitution;

(4) inducing another to become a prostitute;

(5) soliciting a patron for a prostitute or for a house of prostitution;

(6) procuring a prostitute for a patron;

(7) procuring transportation for, paying for the transportation of, or transporting a person within this state with the intention of assisting or promoting that person's engaging in prostitution; or

(8) being employed to perform any act which is prohibited by this section.

(b) (1) Promoting prostitution is a class A person misdemeanor when the prostitute is 16 or more years of age.

(2) Promoting prostitution when the prostitute is 16 or more years of age is a severity level 7, person felony if committed by a person who has, prior to the commission of the crime, been convicted of promoting prostitution.

(3) Promoting prostitution is a severity level 6, person felony when the prostitute is under 16 years of age.

21-3515: Patronizing a prostitute

(1) Patronizing a prostitute is either:

(a) Knowingly entering or remaining in a house of prostitution with intent to engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy or any unlawful sexual act with a prostitute; or

(b) knowingly hiring a prostitute to engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy or any unlawful sexual act.

(2) Patronizing a prostitute is a class C misdemeanor.

Kentucky Prostitution Laws

Prostitution Laws of Kentucky

529.010: Definitions
529.020: Prostitution
529.030: Promoting prostitution in the first degree
529.040: Promoting prostitution in the second degree
529.050: Promoting prostitution in the third degree
529.060: Corroboration
529.070: Permitting prostitution
529.080: Loitering for prostitution purposes
529.090: Person convicted required to submit to screening for HIV infection -- Prostitution or procuring prostitution with knowledge of sexually transmitted disease or HIV

529.010: Definitions

The following definitions apply in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Advancing prostitution" -- A person "advances prostitution" when acting other than as a prostitute or as a patron thereof, he knowingly causes or aids a person to engage in prostitution, procures or solicits patrons for prostitution, provides persons or premises for prostitution purposes, operates or assists in the operation of a house of prostitution or a prostitution enterprise, or engages in any conduct designed to institute, aid or facilitate an act or enterprise of prostitution.

(2) "Profiting from prostitution" -- A person "profits from prostitution" when acting other than as a prostitute receiving compensation for personally rendered prostitution services, he knowingly accepts or receives or agrees to accept or receive money or other property pursuant to an agreement or understanding with any person whereby he participates or is to participate in proceeds of prostitution activity.

(3) "Sexual conduct" means sexual intercourse or any act of sexual gratification involving the sex organs.

529.020: Prostitution

(1) A person is guilty of prostitution when he engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.

(2) Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.

529.030: Promoting prostitution in the first degree

(1) A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the first degree when he knowingly:

(a) Advances prostitution by compelling a person by force or intimidation to engage in prostitution or profits from such coercive conduct by another; or

(b) Advances or profits from prostitution of a person less than eighteen (18) years old.

(2) Promoting prostitution in the first degree is a Class C felony:

(a) If it involves a violation of subsection (1)(a) of this section or if the minor so used is less than eighteen (18) years old at the time the minor engages in the prohibited activity;

(b) Class B felony if the minor so used is less than sixteen (16) years old at the time the minor engages in the prohibited activity; and

529.040: Promoting prostitution in the second degree

(1) A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the second degree when he knowingly advances or profits from prostitution by managing, supervising, controlling or owning, either alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business or enterprise involving prostitution activity by two (2) or more prostitutes.

(2) Promoting prostitution in the second degree is a Class D felony.

529.050: Promoting prostitution in the third degree

(1) A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the third degree when he knowingly advances or profits from prostitution.

(2) Promoting prostitution in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

529.060: Corroboration

(1) No person shall be convicted of prostitution solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a patron.

(2) No person shall be convicted of promoting prostitution solely on the uncorroborated testimony of a person whose prostitution activity he is alleged to have advanced or from whose prostitution activity he is alleged to have profited.

529.070: Permitting prostitution

(1) A person is guilty of permitting prostitution when, having possession or control of premises which he knows or has reasonable cause to know are being used for prostitution purposes, he fails to make reasonable and timely effort to halt or abate such use.

(2) Permitting prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.

529.080: Loitering for prostitution purposes

(1) A person is guilty of loitering for prostitution purposes when he loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of engaging or agreeing or offering to engage in prostitution.

(2) Loitering for prostitution purposes is a:

(a) Violation for the first offense;

(b) Class B misdemeanor for the second offense and for each subsequent offense.

529.090: Person convicted required to submit to screening for HIV infection -- Prostitution or procuring prostitution with knowledge of sexually transmitted disease or HIV

(1) Any person convicted of prostitution or procuring another to commit prostitution under the provisions of KRS 529.020 shall be required to undergo screening for human immunodeficiency virus infection under direction of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and, if infected, shall submit to treatment and counseling as a condition of release from probation, community control, or incarceration. Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 214.420, the results of any test conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be made available by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to medical personnel, appropriate state agencies, or courts of appropriate jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Any person who commits prostitution and who, prior to the commission of the crime, had tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease and knew or had been informed that he had tested positive for a sexually transmitted disease pursuant to KRS 214.410 and that he could possibly communicate such disease to another person through sexual activity is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person may be convicted and sentenced separately for a violation of this subsection and for the underlying crime of prostitution.

(3) Any person who commits, offers, or agrees to commit prostitution by engaging in sexual activity in a manner likely to transmit the human immunodeficiency virus and who, prior to the commission of the crime, had tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus and knew or had been informed that he had tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus and that he could possibly communicate the disease to another person through sexual activity is guilty of a Class D felony. A person may be convicted and sentenced separately for a violation of this subsection and for the underlying crime of prostitution.

(4) Any person convicted of procuring another to commit prostitution in a manner likely to transmit the human immunodeficiency virus and who, prior to the commission of the crime, had tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus and knew or had been informed that he had tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus and that he could possibly communicate the disease to another person through sexual activity is guilty of a Class D felony.

Iowa Prostitution Laws

Prostitution Laws of Iowa

725.1: Prostitution
725.2: Pimping
725.3: Pandering
725.4: Leasing premises for prostitution

725.1: Prostitution

A person who sells or offers for sale the person's services as a partner in a sex act, or who purchases or offers to purchase such services, commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

725.2: Pimping

A person who solicits a patron for a prostitute, or who knowingly takes or shares in the earnings of a prostitute, or who knowingly furnishes a room or other place to be used for the purpose of prostitution , whether for compensation or not, commits a class "D" felony.

725.3: Pandering

1. A person who persuades, arranges, coerces, or otherwise causes another, not a minor, to become a prostitute or to return to the practice of prostitution after having abandoned it, or keeps or maintains any premises for the purposes of prostitution or takes a share in the income from such premises knowing the character and content of such income, commits a class "D" felony.

2. A person who persuades, arranges, coerces, or otherwise causes a minor to become a prostitute or to return to the practice of prostitution after having abandoned it, or keeps or maintains any premises for the purpose of prostitution involving minors or knowingly shares in the income from such premises knowing the character and content of such income, commits a class "C" felony.

725.4: Leasing premises for prostitution

A person who has rented or let any building, structure or part thereof, boat, trailer or other place offering shelter or seclusion, and who knows, or has reason to know, that the lessee or tenant is using such for the purposes of prostitution , and who does not, immediately upon acquiring such knowledge, terminate the tenancy or effectively put an end to such practice of prostitution in such place, commits a serious misdemeanor.

Illinois Prostitution Laws

Prostitution Laws of Illinois

720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 14: Prostitution
720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 14.1: Solicitation of a sexual act
720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 15: Soliciting for a prostitute
720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 16: Pandering
720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 17: Keeping a Place of Prostitution
720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 18: Patronizing a prostitute
720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 19: Pimping

720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 14: Prostitution

(a) Any person who performs, offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12 12 of this Code for any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value, or any touching or fondling of the sex organs of one person by another person, for any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value, for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification commits an act of prostitution.

(b) Sentence. Prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section, or of any combination of such number of convictions under this Section and Sections 11 15, 11 17, 11 18, 11 18.1 and 11 19 of this Code is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a felony. The fact of such prior conviction is not an element of the offense and may not be disclosed to the jury during trial unless otherwise permitted by issues properly raised during such trial.

720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 14.1: Solicitation of a sexual act

(a) Any person who offers a person not his or her spouse any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value to perform any act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12 12 of this Code, or any touching or fondling of the sex organs of one person by another person for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification, commits the offense of solicitation of a sexual act.

(b) Sentence. Solicitation of a sexual act is a Class B misdemeanor.

720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 15: Soliciting for a prostitute

(a) Any person who performs any of the following acts commits soliciting for a prostitute:

(1) Solicits another for the purpose of prostitution; or

(2) Arranges or offers to arrange a meeting of persons for the purpose of prostitution; or

(3) Directs another to a place knowing such direction is for the purpose of prostitution.

(b) Sentence. Soliciting for a prostitute is a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section, or of any combination of such number of convictions under this Section and Sections 11 14, 11 17, 11 18, 11 18.1 and 11 19 of this Code is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a felony. The fact of such prior conviction is not an element of the offense and may not be disclosed to the jury during trial unless otherwise permitted by issues properly raised during such trial. (b 5) A person who violates this Section within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a school commits a Class 4 felony.

(c) A peace officer who arrests a person for a violation of this Section may impound any vehicle used by the person in the commission of the offense. The person may recover the vehicle from the impound after a minimum of 2 hours after arrest upon payment of a fee of $200. The fee shall be distributed to the unit of government whose peace officers made the arrest for a violation of this Section. This $200 fee includes the costs incurred by the unit of government to tow the vehicle to the impound. Upon the presentation of a signed court order by the defendant whose vehicle was impounded showing that the defendant has been acquitted of the offense of soliciting for a prostitute or that the charges have been dismissed against the defendant for that offense, the municipality shall refund the $200 fee to the defendant.

720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 16: Pandering

(a) Any person who performs any of the following acts for any money, property, token, object, or article or anything of value commits pandering:

(1) Compels a person to become a prostitute; or

(2) Arranges or offers to arrange a situation in which a person may practice prostitution.

(b) Sentence. Pandering by compulsion is a Class 4 felony. Pandering other than by compulsion is a Class 4 felony.

720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 17: Keeping a Place of Prostitution

(a) Any person who has or exercises control over the use of any place which could offer seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution who performs any of the following acts keeps a place of prostitution:

(1) Knowingly grants or permits the use of such place for the purpose of prostitution; or

(2) Grants or permits the use of such place under circumstances from which he could reasonably know that the place is used or is to be used for purposes of prostitution; or

(3) Permits the continued use of a place after becoming aware of facts or circumstances from which he should reasonably know that the place is being used for purposes of prostitution.

(b) Sentence. Keeping a place of prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section, or of any combination of such number of convictions under this Section and Sections 11 14, 11 15, 11 18, 11 18.1 and 11 19 of this Code, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a felony. The fact of such conviction is not an element of the offense and may not be disclosed to the jury during trial unless otherwise permitted by issues properly raised during such trial.

720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 18: Patronizing a prostitute

(a) Any person who performs any of the following acts with a person not his or her spouse commits the offense of patronizing a prostitute:

(1) Engages in an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12 12 of this Code with a prostitute; or

(2) Enters or remains in a place of prostitution with intent to engage in an act of sexual penetration as defined in Section 12 12 of this Code.

(b) Sentence. Patronizing a prostitute is a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section, or of any combination of such number of convictions under this Section and Sections 11 14, 11 15, 11 17, 11 18.1 and 11 19 of this Code, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior convictions so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a felony. The fact of such conviction is not an element of the offense and may not be disclosed to the jury during trial unless otherwise permitted by issues properly raised during such trial.

720 ILCS 5 Sec. 11 19: Pimping

(a) Any person who receives anymoney, property, token, object, or article or anything of value from a prostitute, not for a lawful consideration, knowing it was earned in whole or in part from the practice of prostitution, commits pimping.

(b) Sentence. Pimping is a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section, or of any combination of such number of convictions under this Section and Sections 11 14, 11 15, 11 17, 11 18 and 11 18.1 of this Code is guilty of a Class 4 felony. When a person has one or more prior convictions, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a felony. The fact of such conviction is not an element of the offense and may not be disclosed to the jury during trial unless otherwise permitted by issues properly raised during such trial.

Indiana Prostitution Laws

Prostitution Laws of Indiana

IC 35-45-4-2: Prostitution
IC 35-45-4-3: Patronizing a prostitute
IC 35-45-4-4: Promoting prostitution

IC 35-45-4-2: Prostitution 35-45-4-2

Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally: (1) performs, or offers or agrees to perform, sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct; or (2) fondles, or offers or agrees to fondle, the genitals of another person; for money or other property commits prostitution, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class D felony if the person has two (2) prior convictions under this section.

IC 35-45-4-3: Patronizing a prostitute

35-45-4-3 Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally pays, or offers or agrees to pay, money or other property to another person:

(1) for having engaged in, or on the understanding that the other person will engage in, sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct with the person or with any other person; or

(2) for having fondled, or on the understanding that the other person will fondle, the genitals of the person or any other person; commits patronizing a prostitute, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class D felony if the person has two (2) prior convictions under this section.

IC 35-45-4-4: Promoting prostitution

35-45-4-4 Sec. 4. A person who:

(1) knowingly or intentionally entices or compels another person to become a prostitute;

(2) knowingly or intentionally procures, or offers or agrees to procure, a person for another person for the purpose of prostitution;

(3) having control over the use of a place, knowingly or intentionally permits another person to use the place for prostitution;

(4) receives money or other property from a prostitute, without lawful consideration, knowing it was earned in whole or in part from prostitution; or

(5) knowingly or intentionally conducts or directs another person to a place for the purpose of prostitution; commits promoting prostitution, a Class C felony. However, the offense is a Class B felony under subdivision (1) if the person enticed or compelled is under eighteen (18) years of age.

Idaho Prostitution Laws

Prostitution Laws of Idaho

18-5601: INTERSTATE TRAFFICKING IN PROSTITUTION
18-5602: PROCUREMENT -- DEFINITION AND PENALTY
18-5603: RECEIVING PAY FOR PROCUREMENT
18-5604: PAYING FOR PROCUREMENT
18-5605: DETENTION FOR PROSTITUTION
18-5606: ACCEPTING EARNINGS OF PROSTITUTE
18-5608: HARBORING PROSTITUTES
18-5609: INDUCING PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE INTO PROSTITUTION -- PENALTIES
18-5611: INDUCING PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO PATRONIZE A PROSTITUTE -- PENALTIES
18-5613: PROSTITUTION
18-5614: PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE

18-5601: INTERSTATE TRAFFICKING IN PROSTITUTION

Any person who imports persons into this state, or who exports persons from this state, for the purpose of prostitution, or any person who induces, entices or procures such activity, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

18-5602: PROCUREMENT -- DEFINITION AND PENALTY

Any person who induces, compels, entices, or procures another person to engage in acts as a prostitute shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

18-5603: RECEIVING PAY FOR PROCUREMENT

Any person who knowingly receives money or any object of value to procure a prostitute shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

18-5604: PAYING FOR PROCUREMENT

Any person who pays another money or any object of value to procure a third person to engage in prostitution shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

18-5605: DETENTION FOR PROSTITUTION

Anyone who holds, detains, or restrains, or who attempts to hold, detain or restrain another person for the purpose of compelling such person to engage in prostitution shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

18-5606: ACCEPTING EARNINGS OF PROSTITUTE

(1) Any person who shall knowingly accept or appropriate any money or item of value from the proceeds or earnings of any person engaged in prostitution as part of a joint venture with such person shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) As defined in this section "joint venture" is an undertaking by two (2) or more persons jointly to carry out a single business enterprise involving one or more transactions for profit. Such joint venture can be created by oral agreement or may be inferred from acts or conduct.

18-5608: HARBORING PROSTITUTES

Any person maintaining, controlling or supporting a house of prostitution as defined in this chapter, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

18-5609: INDUCING PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE INTO PROSTITUTION -- PENALTIES

Every person who induces or attempts to induce a person under the age of eighteen (18) years to engage in prostitution shall be guilty of a felonypunishable byimprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not less than two (2) years, which may be extended to life imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

18-5611: INDUCING PERSON UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO PATRONIZE A PROSTITUTE -- PENALTIES

Any person who induces or attempts to induce a person under the age of eighteen (18) years to patronize a prostitute shall be guilty of a felony.

18-5613: PROSTITUTION

(1) A person is guilty of prostitution when he or she:

(a) engages in or offers or agrees to engage in sexual conduct, or sexual contact with another person in return for a fee; or

(b) is an inmate of a house of prostitution; or

(c) loiters in or within view of any public place for the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual conduct or sexual contact.

(2) Prostitution is a misdemeanor, provided, however, that on a third or subsequent conviction for prostitution, it shall be a felony.

(3) Definitions:

(a) "Sexual conduct" means sexual intercourse or deviate sexual intercourse.

(b) "Sexual contact" means any touching of the sexual organs or other intimate parts of a person not married to the actor for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either party.

(c) "House of prostitution" means a place where prostitution or promotion of prostitution is regularly carried on by one (1) or more persons under the control, management or supervision of another.

(d) "Inmate" means a person who engages in prostitution in or through an agency of a house of prostitution.

(e) "Public place" means any place to which the public or any substantial group thereof has access.

18-5614: PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE

(1) A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute when he or she:

(a) Pays or offers or agrees to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in an act of sexual conduct or sexual contact;

(b) Enters or remains in a house of prostitution for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct or sexual contact.

(2) Patronizing a prostitute is a misdemeanor, provided that a third or subsequent conviction therefor shall be a felony

PDF: Idaho Prostitution Laws

Hawaii Prostitution Laws

§712-1200: Prostitution

(1) A person commits the offense of prostitution if the person engages in, or agrees or offers to engage in, sexual conduct with another person for a fee.

(2) As used in subsection (1), "sexual conduct" means "sexual penetration," "deviate sexual intercourse," or "sexual contact," as those terms are defined in section 707-700.

(3) Prostitution is a petty misdemeanor.

(4) A person convicted of committing the offense of prostitution shall be sentenced as follows:

(a) Forthe first offense, when the court has not deferred further proceedings pursuant to chapter 853, a mandatory fine of $500 and the person may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than thirty days or probation; provided that in the event the convicted person defaults in payment of the $500 fine, and the default was not contumacious, the court may sentence the person to perform services for the community as authorized by section 706-605(1).

(b) For any subsequent offense, a mandatory fine of $500 and a term of imprisonment of thirty days or probation, without possibility of deferral of further proceedings pursuant to chapter 853 and without possibility of suspension of sentence.

(c) For the purpose of this subsection, if the court has deferred further proceedings pursuant to chapter 853, and notwithstanding any provision of chapter 853 to the contrary, the defendant shall not be eligible to apply for expungement pursuant to section 831-3.2 until four years following discharge. A plea previously entered by a defendant under section 853-1 for a violation of this section shall be considered a prior offense. When the court has ordered a sentence of probation, the court may impose as a condition of probation that the defendant complete a course of prostitution intervention classes; provided that the court may only impose such condition for one term of probation.

(5) This section shall not apply to any member of a police department, a sheriff, or a law enforcement officer acting in the course and scope of duties.

§712-1201: Promoting prostitution; definition of terms In sections 712-1202, 712-1203 and 712-1204:

(1) A person "advances prostitution" if, acting other than as a prostitute or a patron of a prostitute, he knowingly causes or aids a person to commit or engage in prostitution, procures or solicits patrons for prostitution, provides persons for prostitution purposes, permits premises to be regularly used for prostitution purposes, operates or assists in the operation of a house of prostitution or a prostitution enterprise, or engages in any other conduct designed to institute, aid, or facilitate an act or enterprise of prostitution.

(2) A person "profits from prostitution" if, acting other than as a prostitute receiving compensation

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