{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-259-b","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17-A M.R.S. §259-B","heading":"Solicitation of child for commercial sexual exploitation","body":"1.   A person is guilty of soliciting a child for commercial sexual exploitation if the actor knowingly solicits directly or indirectly by any means a person the actor knows or believes is under 18 years of age to engage in an act of prostitution, as defined in section 851.\n2.   Violation of this section is a Class C crime.","path":["TITLE 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE","PART 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES","CHAPTER 11: SEXUAL ASSAULTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17-A/title17-Asec259-B.html","current_through":"January 1, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"0382d1dbbfd4de5642c5e24092274c28fbdfb600ab87b1ea0ae57b6d429c12ec","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-259-a","next":"us-me/17-a-m.r.s.-260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}