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Connecticut Prostitution and Solicitation Laws<\/h1>\n
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Connecticut prohibits prostitution<\/a> as well as prostitution related crimes such as solicitation<\/a> (paying for sex), pimping<\/a> (promoting prostitution), and permitting prostitution. Prostitution is defined as having sex with another person for money. <\/p>\n

However, in Connecticut, a person is only charged for prostitution if he or she is over the age of 16. The perpetrator (or patron), however, cannot use the prostitute’s age as a defense. Therefore, if the prostitute is only 15 years of age, the patron will still be charged with solicitation. This is a brief summary of Connecticut prostitution and solicitation laws.<\/p>\n

Connecticut Prostitution and Solicitation Laws<\/h2>\n

The following table outlines prostitution and solicitation laws in Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n
Code Sections<\/b><\/td>\nCONN. GEN. STAT \u00a7\u00a7 53a-82 et seq.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>
What is Prohibited?<\/b><\/td>\n

Prostitution<\/u>: a person 16 years of age or older who engages, offers, agrees to engage in sex for a fee.<\/p>\n

Solicitation<\/u> (a.k.a. patronizing a prostitute): paying, offering, or agreeing to pay a fee for sex. (Payment may be made to and\/or sex may be had with a third party.)<\/p>\n

First degree promoting prostitution<\/u>: compelling a person into prostitution by using force or intimidation or profiting from another person’s use of force or intimidation to compel a person into prostitution), or promoting or profiting from prostitution of a person under 18 years of age<\/p>\n

Second degree promoting prostitution<\/u>: either alone or with others, managing, supervising, controlling, or owning a house of prostitution, prostitution business or enterprise involving the activity of 2 or more prostitutes<\/p>\n

Third degree promoting prostitution:<\/u> knowingly promoting or profiting from prostitution<\/p>\n

Permitting prostitution<\/u>: failing to make a reasonable effort to stop prostitution which a person knows is being conducted on premises which the person possesses or controls<\/p>\n

Enticing a Minor<\/u>: using the internet to knowingly persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a person under 16 years of age to have sex or engage in prostitution.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>

Penalties<\/b><\/td>\n

Prostitution, solicitation, and permitting prostitution are Class A misdemeanors<\/a> punishable by up to one year in prison and up to $2,000 in fines.<\/p>\n

First degree promoting prostitution and enticing a minor under 13 years of age or a third offense of enticing a minor are Class B felonies<\/a> punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to $15,000 in fines.<\/p>\n

Second degree promoting prostitution and a second offense of enticing a minor are Class C felonies punishable by up to 10 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.<\/p>\n

Third degree promoting prostitution and enticing a minor are Class D felonies punishable by up to 5 years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>

Defenses<\/b><\/td>\n

Coercion is a defense to prostitution and for those persons 16-17 years of age, there is a presumption that the person was coerced into prostitution.<\/p>\n

The age of the prostitute is not a defense to any of the above crimes except prostitution.<\/p>\n

It is not a defense to prostitution that the persons were of the same sex or the person soliciting was a female and the prostitute a male.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n

Connecticut Prostitution and Solicitation Laws: Related Resources<\/h2>\n

The consequences of a prostitution or a prostitution-related crime are severe. If you’re charged with any of the above offenses, you may want to consult with a Connecticut criminal defense attorney<\/a>. You can also visit Findlaw’s sections on Prostitution<\/a>, Solicitation<\/a>, and Pimping and Pandering Laws<\/a> for more articles and information on these topics.<\/p>\n

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