Idaho § 18-5609 - Inducing a child into commercial sexual activity - Penalties
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§ 18-5609. Inducing a child into commercial sexual activity - Penalties
Every person who induces or attempts to induce a child to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not less than two (2) years, which may be extended to life imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[18-5609, added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 953; am. 1981, ch. 324, sec. 9, p. 675; am. 1994, ch. 130, sec. 9, p. 295; am. 2024, ch. 147, sec. 11, p. 562.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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