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609.324.2(a)(1)
Statute ID:
18137
Statute Function ID:
37401
Prostitution - Patron - Engage in prostitution with individual 18 or older
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Gross Misdemeanor (GM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Sex-Related (prostitution) (Z) (Rank 20)
Detailed Offense Code:
Prostitution (950)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
POR required only for solicitation of Minors per 243.166
UCR Code
Description
40C
Purchasing Prostitution
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.324.2(a)(1)
Enactment Date:
Jun 30, 2021
Effective Date:
Sep 15, 2021
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Prostitution - Patron - Engage in prostitution with individual 18 or older
Statute ID:
18137
Created:
Aug 25, 2021 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Aug 25, 2021 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Prostitution - Patron - Engage in prostitution with individual 18 or older
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/324.html
Legislative Session:
2021 - Special 1
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Aug 25, 2021
(a) Whoever, while acting as a patron, intentionally does any of the following is guilty of a gross misdemeanor: (1) engages in prostitution with an individual 18 years of age or older; or (2) hires, offers to hire, or agrees to hire an individual 18 years of age or older to engage in sexual penetration or sexual contact. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 4, a person who is convicted of violating this subdivision must, at a minimum, be sentenced to pay a fine of at least $1,500. (b) Whoever violates the provisions of this subdivision within ten years of a previous conviction for violating this section or section 609.322 is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
