S.B. 160

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PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE AMENDMENTS
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson
5 House Sponsor: Derek E. Brown
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Utah Criminal Code regarding prostitution.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . provides that a second or subsequent offense of patronizing a prostitute as a
13 violation of state law or a local ordinance is a class A misdemeanor.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
17 None
18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 76-10-1303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 179
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 76-10-1303 is amended to read:
24 76-10-1303. Patronizing a prostitute.
25 (1) A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute when:
26 (a) [he] the person pays or offers or agrees to pay another person a fee for the purpose
27 of engaging in an act of sexual activity; or

28 (b) [he] the person enters or remains in a house of prostitution for the purpose of
29 engaging in sexual activity.
30 (2) Patronizing a prostitute is a class B misdemeanor, except as provided in Subsection
31 (3) and in Section 76-10-1309 .
32 (3) A violation of this section that is preceded by a conviction under this section or a
33 conviction under local ordinance adopted under Section 76-10-1307 is a class A misdemeanor.




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