14:82.2 C.(3)Purchase of commercial sexual activities - third or subsequent offense penalty
On a third and subsequent conviction, the offender shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not less than two nor more than four years and shall be fined not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than four thousand dollars and one-half of the fines collected shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:82.2 C.(4)Purchase of commercial sexual activities - penalty for violation of this Section with a person known to be under 18 or victim of human trafficking
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section with a person the offender knows to be under the age of eighteen years, or with a person the offender knows to be a victim of human trafficking as defined by R.S. 14:46.2 or trafficking of children for sexual purposes as defined by R.S. 14:46.3, shall be fined not less than three thousand nor more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both, and one-half of the fines collected shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:82.2 C.(5)Purchase of commercial sexual activities - penalty for violation with person known to be under the age of 14
Whoever violates the provisions of this Section with a person the offender knows to be under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not less than five thousand and not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both, and one-half of the fines collected shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:82.2 D.Purchase of commercial sexual activities - offender shall complete Buyer Beware Program per 15:243
In addition to the penalties provided for in Subsection C of this Section, the court shall order the offender to complete the Buyer Beware Program, as provided for in R.S. 15:243, to educate the offender about the harms, exploitation, and negative effects of prostitution. The court shall impose additional court costs in the amount of two hundred dollars to defer the costs of the program.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:82.2 E.Purchase of commercial sexual activities - specialized services available for victims
Any child under the age of eighteen determined to be a victim of this offense shall be eligible for specialized services for sexually exploited children. Any person, eighteen years of age or older, determined to be a victim of this offense shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for sexually exploited persons to the extent that such services are available.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:82.2 F.Purchase of commercial sexual activities - not a defense that the person who receives/agrees to receive anything is a law enforcement officer
It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this Section that the person who receives or agrees to receive anything of value is actually a law enforcement officer or peace officer acting within the official scope of his duties.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83Soliciting for prostitutes
Soliciting for prostitutes
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83 ASoliciting for prostitutes - felony charging and definition
Soliciting for prostitutes is the soliciting, inviting, inducing, directing, or transporting a person to any place with the intention of promoting prostitution.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83 A.Soliciting for prostitutes - misdemeanor charging and definition
Soliciting for prostitutes is the soliciting, inviting, inducing, directing, or transporting a person to any place with the intention of promoting prostitution.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83 B.(1)(a)Soliciting for prostitutes - first offense penalty
Whoever commits the crime of soliciting for prostitutes shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, and one-half of the fines collected shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83 B.(1)(b)Soliciting for prostitutes - second or subsequent offense penalty
Whoever commits a second or subsequent offense for the crime of soliciting for prostitutes shall be fined not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, and one-half of the fines collected shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83 B.(2)Soliciting for prostitutes - penalty when person is under 18
Whoever commits the crime of soliciting for prostitutes when the person being solicited is under the age of eighteen years shall be fined not less than three thousand dollars nor more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both, and one-half of the fines collected shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83 B.(3)Soliciting for prostitutes -penalty when person being solicited is under the age of 14
Whoever commits the crime of soliciting for prostitutes when the person being solicited is under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both, and one-half of the fines collected shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 15:539.4.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83 B.(4)Soliciting for prostitutes - offender shall take Buyer Beware Program per 15:243
In addition to the penalties provided for in this Subsection, the court shall order the offender to complete the Buyer Beware Program, as provided for in R.S. 15:243, to educate the offender about the harms, exploitation, and negative effects of prostitution. In furtherance of the administration of justice in the judicial district and to prevent future recidivism, the court shall impose additional court costs in the amount of two hundred dollars to defer the costs of the program, with the proceeds of the fine being paid to the operator of the Buyer Beware Program as provided for in R.S. 15:243.
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83 B.(5)Soliciting for prostitutes - property used in commission of the offense shall be seized and sold
In addition, the court shall order that the personal property used in the commission of the offense, or the proceeds of any such conduct, shall be seized and impounded, and after conviction, sold at public sale or public auction by the district attorney, or otherwise distributed or disposed of, in accordance with R.S. 15:539.1. The personal property made subject to seizure and sale pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph may include, but shall not be limited to, electronic communication devices, computers, computer related equipment, motor vehicles, photographic equipment used to record or create still or moving visual images of the victim that are recorded on paper, film, video tape, disc, or any other type
Effective: 08/01/2018 - Present
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14:83.1 A.(1)Inciting prostitution - misdemeanor aiding, abetting or assisting an enterprise for profit in which customers are charged for prostitution
Inciting prostitution is the aiding, abetting, or assisting in an enterprise for profit in which customers are charged a fee for services which include prostitution, regardless of what portion of the fee is actually for the prostitution services,
Effective: 09/03/1984 - Present
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14:83.1 A.(1).Inciting prostitution - felony aiding, abetting or assisting an enterprise for profit in which customers are charged for prostitution
Inciting prostitution is the aiding, abetting, or assisting in an enterprise for profit in which customers are charged a fee for services which include prostitution, regardless of what portion of the fee is actually for the prostitution services,
Effective: 09/03/1984 - Present
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14:83.1 A.(2)Inciting prostitution - misdemeanor aiding, abetting or assisting in an enterprise for profit when known for prostitution
Inciting prostitution is the aiding, abetting, or assisting in an enterprise for profit when the person knows or when a reasonable person in such a position should know that such aiding, abetting, or assisting is for prostitution.
Effective: 09/03/1984 - Present
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14:83.1 A.(2).Inciting prostitution - felony aiding, abetting or assisting in an enterprise for profit when known for prostitution
Inciting prostitution is the aiding, abetting, or assisting in an enterprise for profit when the person knows or when a reasonable person in such a position should know that such aiding, abetting, or assisting is for prostitution.
Effective: 09/03/1984 - Present
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14:83.1 A.(3)Inciting prostitution - misdemeanor aiding, abetting or assisting in an enterprise for profit when when the proceeds or profits are to be in any way divided by the prostitute and the person aiding, abetting, or assisting the prostitute
Inciting prostitution is the aiding, abetting, or assisting in an enterprise for profit when the proceeds or profits are to be in any way divided by the prostitute and the person aiding, abetting, or assisting the prostitute.
Effective: 09/03/1984 - Present
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14:83.1 B.(1)Inciting prostitution - penalty for inciting prostitution
Whoever commits the crime of inciting prostitution shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2012 - Present
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14:83.1 B.(2)Inciting prostitution - penalty for inciting prostitution for persons under the age of 18
Whoever commits the crime of inciting prostitution of persons under the age of eighteen years shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2013 - Present
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14:83.1 B.(3)Inciting prostitution - penalty for inciting prostitution for persons under the age of 14
Whoever commits the crime of inciting prostitution of persons under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both.
Effective: 08/01/2013 - Present
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14:83.1 B.(4)Inciting prostitution - property used in offense shall be seized and sold
In addition, the court shall order that the personal property used in the commission of the offense, or the proceeds of any such conduct, shall be seized and impounded, and after conviction, sold at public sale or public auction by the district attorney, or otherwise distributed or disposed of, in accordance with R.S. 15:539.1.The personal property made subject to seizure and sale pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph may include, but shall not be limited to, electronic communication devices, computers, computer related equipment, motor vehicles, photographic equipment used to record or create still or moving visual images of the victim that are recorded on paper, film, video tape, disc, or any other media
Effective: 08/01/2013 - Present
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14:83.2 A.Promoting prostitution - charging and definition
Promoting prostitution is the knowing and willful control of, supervision of, or management of an enterprise for profit in which customers are charged a fee for services which include prostitution, regardless of what portion of the fee is actually for the prostitution services.
Effective: 09/03/1984 - Present
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