{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-230.08","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 230.08","heading":"Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone","body":"§ 230.08 Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone.\n  1. A person is guilty of patronizing a person for prostitution in a\nschool zone when, being twenty-one years old or more, he or she\npatronizes a person for prostitution and the person patronized is less\nthan eighteen years old at a place that he or she knows, or reasonably\nshould know, is in a school zone.\n  2. For purposes of this section, \"school zone\" shall mean \"school\nzone\" as defined in subdivision two of section 230.03 of this article.\n  Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone is a class E\nfelony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title M. Offenses Against Public Health and Morals","Article 230. Prostitution Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/230.08","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"21dffbf11d3c57c93e20bb3e9cf7f53202a3fc54ee103d9d4e83ad58d95bc4fb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-230.07","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-230.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}