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Utah Code § 76-5d-206: Aiding prostitution.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 76 Criminal Offenses
  2. Chapter 76-5d Prostitution
  3. Part 76-5d-2 General Offenses

(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-5d-101, and 76-5d-201 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits aiding prostitution if the actor:

(a)

(i) solicits an individual to patronize a prostituted individual, or to patronize an individual the actor believes to be a prostituted individual;

(ii) procures or attempts to procure a prostituted individual, or an individual the actor believes to be a prostituted individual, for a patron;

(iii) leases, operates, or otherwise permits a place controlled by the actor, alone or in association with another individual, to be used for prostitution or the promotion of prostitution; or

(iv) provides a service or commits an act that enables another individual to commit a violation of this Subsection (2) or facilitates another individual's ability to commit a violation of this Subsection (2); or

(b) solicits, receives, or agrees to receive a benefit for committing any of the acts prohibited by Subsection (2)(a).

(3)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor.

(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if the actor has previously been convicted of:

(i) a violation of Subsection (2);

(ii) a local ordinance adopted in accordance with Section 76-5d-102 addressing the same or similar type of violation to the violation described in Subsection (2); or

(iii) a criminal violation in another jurisdiction, including a state, federal, or military court, that is substantially equivalent to the violation described in Subsection (2).

(4) Upon a conviction for a violation of this section, the court shall order a fine of not less than $10,000 and may not waive or suspend the fine.

(5) A violation under this section that is a class A misdemeanor may be prosecuted by an attorney of a city or a town as well as by prosecutors authorized in the code to prosecute a violation under this section.

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