Idaho § 18-5614
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 18-5614, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-5614.
soliciting commercial sexual activity. (1) A person is guilty of soliciting commercial sexual activity when he or she:
(a) Pays, offers, or agrees to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact; or
(b) Offers a third person to engage in, or agrees to provide a third person to engage in, sexual contact in return for a fee.
(2) Soliciting commercial sexual activity shall be a misdemeanor, provided that a second or subsequent conviction therefor shall be a felony. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of this section shall be sentenced to a minimum period of confinement of five (5) days in jail and may be sentenced to up to one (1) year in jail or fined up to two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both. The minimum period of confinement shall be served in a county jail, and a court shall not have the power to suspend, withhold, retain jurisdiction over, or commute the minimum period of confinement imposed pursuant to this section.
[18-5614, added 1977, ch. 175, sec. 3, p. 451; am. 1994, ch. 130, sec. 13, p. 295; am. 2024, ch. 147, sec. 17, p. 563.]
Frequently Asked Questions About Idaho § 18-5614
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Section 18-5614 is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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