Existing law: (1) prohibits a person from engaging in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution except in a licensed house of prostitution; (2) provides that a prostitute who violates such a prohibition is guilty of a misdemeanor; and (3) provides that a customer who violates such a prohibition is guilty, in general, of a misdemeanor for the first offense and a gross misdemeanor for a subsequent offense. (NRS 201.354) Section 4 of this bill removes such a prohibition as it applies to prostitutes, thereby making the provisions of section 4 only applicable to customers, and section 2 of this bill adds the removed prohibition as a separate section applicable only to prostitutes. Existing law requires a peace officer who detains, arrests or issues a citation to a prostitute for a violation of the prohibition against unlawfully engaging in prostitution or solicitation for prostitution to provide information relating to certain assistance for which the prostitute might be eligible. Existing law additionally requires a prosecuting attorney to dismiss the charge against a prostitute for such a violation if the prosecuting attorney has reason to believe that the prostitute is a victim of sex trafficking. (NRS 201.354) Section 4 removes such provisions and section 2 adds the removed provisions. Section 3 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the placement of section 2 in the Nevada Revised Statutes. Sections 5, 6 and 9-13 of this bill make conforming changes to add references to section 2, thereby maintaining the applicability of those sections to the provisions of section 2. Sections 7 and 8 of this bill make conforming changes to indicate that, in accordance with section 4, those sections are applicable only to customers of prostitutes.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 201.295, 201.354, 201.356, 207.030, 62C.015
Reprint 2: 201.295, 201.354, 201.358, 207.203, 4.373, 5.055, 62C.015, 62E.275, 179.247, 644A.850, 644A.855
As Enrolled: 201.295, 201.354, 201.358, 207.203, 4.373, 5.055, 62C.015, 62E.275, 179.247, 644A.850, 644A.855