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Sen. Poore & Sen. McBride & Rep. K. Williams

Sens. Bonini, Brown, Cloutier, Delcollo, Ennis, Hansen, Hocker, Lawson, Lockman, Lopez, McDowell, Paradee, Pettyjohn, Richardson, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh, Wilson; Reps. Baumbach, Brady, Dorsey Walker, Griffith, Heffernan, Lynn, Seigfried

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

150th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 60

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CRIMES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 1342, Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 1342 Prostitution; class B misdemeanor.

(a)(1) A person , 18 years or older , is guilty of prostitution when the person engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.

(2) Prostitution is a class B misdemeanor.

(b)(1) Any person , 18 years or older, found guilty of an act of prostitution when such crime has occurred on or within 1,000 feet of the property of any school, residence, church, synagogue or other place of worship shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. The minimum mandatory fine shall be $500. This fine shall not be suspended.

(2) It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of this section that the person was unaware that the prohibited conduct took place on or within 1,000 feet of any school property, residence, church, synagogue or other place of worship.

SYNOPSIS

This bill clarifies that in order to be found guilty of prostitution the person must be 18 years or older.

Author: Senator Poore