{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-82","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-82","heading":"Prostitution: Class A misdemeanor.","body":"(a) A person eighteen years of age or older is guilty of prostitution when such person engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.\n(b) In any prosecution for an offense under this section, it shall be an affirmative defense that the actor was a victim of conduct by another person that constitutes (1) a violation of section 53a-192a, or (2) a criminal violation of 18 USC Chapter 77, as amended from time to time.\n(c) Nothing in this section shall limit a person's right to assert the defense of duress pursuant to section 53a-14 in any prosecution for an offense under this section.\n(d) Prostitution is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 53a. PENAL CODE","CHAPTER 952*. PENAL CODE: OFFENSES","PART VI*. SEX OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_952.htm#sec_53a-82","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"e3c14dcf54a934d5c8704a1f425d1985ec8d357b25a519d456b88e1b4cc258ae","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-74-to-53a-81","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-53a-83"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}