H.B. 254

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM AMENDMENTS
2 2014 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Jennifer M. Seelig
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions of Title 79, Chapter 10, Part 13, Prostitution.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . provides that a child is not subject to a delinquency proceeding for prostitution
13 unless the child has been referred to the Division of Child and Family Services on at
14 least one prior occasion for an alleged act of prostitution; and
15 . makes technical changes.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 76-10-1302 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 179
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 76-10-1302 is amended to read:
26 76-10-1302. Prostitution.
27 (1) [A person] An individual is guilty of prostitution when the individual:

28 (a) [he] engages in any sexual activity with another [person] individual for a fee;
29 (b) is an inmate of a house of prostitution; or
30 (c) loiters in or within view of any public place for the purpose of being hired to
31 engage in sexual activity.
32 (2) [Prostitution] (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) and Section 76-10-1309 ,
33 prostitution is a class B misdemeanor. [However, any person]
34 (b) An individual who is convicted [a second time, and on all subsequent convictions,]
35 of a subsequent offense of prostitution under this section or under a local ordinance adopted in
36 compliance with Section 76-10-1307 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor[, except as provided in
37 Section 76-10-1309 ].
38 (3) A child is not subject to a delinquency proceeding for prostitution unless the child
39 has been referred to the Division of Child and Family Services on at least one prior occasion
40 for an alleged act of prostitution.




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