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HB 347 DE
Introduced

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE.

DE · session 151 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 24, 2022

Latest action (Mar 24, 2022) Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Summary

This Act makes patronizing a prostitute a Class G felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 unless the actor has been convicted of the same offense in the last 5 years, in which case it is a Class F felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000. This Act makes patronizing a prostitute by agreeing to engage in sexual contact with a person younger than 18 years of age, regardless of whether the actor knows the age of the person at the time of the offense, a class D Felony. This Act also makes patronizing a prostitute within 1,000 feet of any school, residence, church, synagogue, or other place of worship a class F Felony with a minimum mandatory fine of $2,000.

Sponsors (2)

7 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (1)

  1. Mar 24, 2022 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower

Text versions (2)

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