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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person is guilty of soliciting commercial sexual activity when he or she:
(a) Pays, offers, or agrees to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact; or
(b) Offers a third person to engage in, or agrees to provide a third person to engage in, sexual contact in return for a fee.
(2) Soliciting commercial sexual activity shall be a misdemeanor, provided that a second or subsequent conviction therefor shall be a felony. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of this section shall be sentenced to a minimum period of confinement of five (5) days in jail and may be sentenced to up to one (1) year in jail or fined up to two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both. The minimum period of confinement shall be served in a county jail, and a court shall not have the power to suspend, withhold, retain jurisdiction over, or commute the minimum period of confinement imposed pursuant to this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Idaho Statutes Title 18. Crimes and Punishments § 18-5614. Soliciting commercial sexual activity - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/id/title-18-crimes-and-punishments/id-st-sect-18-5614/
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