Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment
S 145 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Prostitution, Sex Buyer Penalties

The Committee on Judiciary proposes the following amendment (SJ-145.SW0005S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 16-15-90(A)(11) and inserting:

(11) Aid, abet, or participate knowingly in the doing of any of the acts herein prohibited.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 16-15-100(A)(7) and inserting:

(7) reside in, enter, or remain in a place, structure, building, vehicle, trailer, or conveyance to procure, solicit, cause, induce, persuade, or encourage by promise the lewdness, assignation, or prostitution of another person;

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 16-15-100(B)(1) and (2) and inserting:

(B) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction:

(1) for a first offense, must be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 22-3-540, 22-3-545, 22-3-550, and 14-25-65, a first offense charged for this item may be tried in magistrate or municipal court;

(2) for a second offense, must be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than six months, or both; and

(3) for a third or subsequent offense, must be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

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