SPONSOR: Evans (99)
This bill modifies the offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree. A person may be found guilty of such offense if he or she owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service with the intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another. Such offense shall be a class A felony if the person, in addition to operating an interactive computer service with the intent to promote prostitution while using a facility affecting commerce, acts in reckless disregard of the fact that such conduct may contribute to the offense of trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation. A person injured by such actions may recover civil damages and restitution.
This bill is similar to SB 37 (2019).
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