(a) A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute when: (1) Pursuant to a prior understanding, such person pays a fee to another person as compensation for such person or a third person having engaged in sexual conduct with such person; (2) such person pays or agrees to pay a fee to another person pursuant to an understanding that in return for such fee such other person or a third person will engage in sexual conduct with such person; or (3) such person solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with such person in return for a fee.

(b) Patronizing a prostitute is a class A misdemeanor and any person found guilty shall be fined two thousand dollars.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 84; P.A. 13-166, S. 4; P.A. 16-71, S. 7; P.A. 17-32, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 13-166 amended Subsec. (b) to provide exception re Subsec. (c) and added Subsec. (c) re class C felony offense if person knew or reasonably should have known the other person had not attained 18 years of age or was a victim of trafficking in persons or a criminal violation of 18 USC Chapter 77; P.A. 16-71 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re $2,000 fine and amended Subsec. (c) by deleting “such person knew or reasonably should have known at the time of the offense that”; P.A. 17-32 deleted Subsec. (c) re class C felony offense if other person had not attained 18 years of age or was a victim of trafficking in persons or a criminal violation of 18 USC Chapter 77, and made technical and conforming changes.