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Idaho Prostitution and Solicitation Laws<\/h1>\n
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Idaho state laws regulate prostitution and solicitation as equivalent crimes. Prostitution<\/a> is the act of providing sexual contact in exchange for a fee. Solicitation<\/a> is paying a fee to engage in sexual contact. Prostitution is part of commercial sexual activity offenses, which include operating a place of prostitution, procuring and pimping, and sex trafficking.<\/p>\r\n

Prostitution charges include loitering for purposes of prostitution. Prostitution and solicitation are misdemeanors if the participants are adults. Procurement, pimping (receiving a prostitute\u2019s income), and trafficking<\/a> are felonies. Any crime involving the trafficking of minor children for sex is a felony.<\/p>\r\n

The Idaho age of consent is 18<\/a> years of age. It is illegal for anyone over 18 to have sex with anyone under 16 or between the ages of 16 and 18 if the offender is more than three years older than the victim.<\/p>\r\n

Idaho Commercial Sexual Activity Laws<\/b><\/h2>\r\n

Idaho Code \u00a718-5601<\/a> et seq. defines commercial sexual activities. Idaho statutes proscribe a range of behaviors under commercial sexual activities besides prostitution.<\/p>\r\n

Procurement<\/b> (\u00a718-5602<\/a>, 5603, 5604). Procuring means inducing or compelling another person to engage in commercial sexual activity. Related crimes include paying someone to find a sex worker for them (pandering) and receiving money for finding a sex worker (pimping).<\/p>\r\n

Procuring is a felony, punishable by two to 20 years in prison, a fine of $1,000 to $50,000, or both.<\/p>\r\n

Human trafficking<\/b> for purposes of commercial sexual activities (\u00a7 18-5607<\/a>) means transporting people into Idaho for any commercial sexual purpose. Anyone inducing, promoting, or supporting such activity is also liable.<\/p>\r\n

Trafficking is a felony, punishable by two to 20 years in prison, a fine of $1,000 to $50,000, or both. If the crime involves children (\u00a7 18-5609<\/a>), the judge can extend the punishment to life imprisonment.<\/p>\r\n

Prostitution<\/b> (\u00a7 18-5613<\/a>) means:<\/p>\r\n