SPONSOR: Walker (74)
This bill prohibits the prosecution of a child under the age of 18 for the offense of prostitution. The bill increases the penalty for the offense of patronizing a prostitute from an A misdemeanor to an E felony when the individual the offender patronizes is between the ages of 14 and 18 and from an E felony to a D felony when the individual is 14 years of age or younger. Any person convicted of patronizing a prostitute shall be required to register as a sexual offender if the individual patronized is under the age of 18.
This bill is the same as HB 1015 (2017).