New Hampshire Prostitution and Solicitation Laws

Code Section

What’s Prohibited?

Engaging in Prostitution

• Soliciting, agreeing to perform, or engaging in sexual contact or sexual penetration in return for consideration.

Facilitating Prostitution

• Inducing or otherwise purposely causing another person to engage in prostitution
• Transporting another person into or within New Hampshire for the purpose of prostitution
• Knowingly being supported in part or in whole by the proceeds of prostitution or solicitation, or
• Knowingly permitting a place under your control to be used for prostitution or solicitation

Solicitation

• Paying, agreeing to pay, or offering to pay another person to engage in sexual contact or sexual penetration with the payor or with another person

Definition of Sexual Contact

Definition of Sexual Penetration

• Sexual intercourse
• Cunnilingus
• Fellatio
• Anal intercourse
• Any intrusion of the actor’s body, or any object manipulated by the actor into genital or anal openings of the victim’s body
• Any intrusion of the victim’s body, or any object manipulated by the victim into the oral, genital, or anal openings of the actor’s body, or
• Any act which forces, coerces, or intimidates the victim to perform nay sexual penetration on the actor, on another person, or on himself

Affirmative Defense

Penalties

Prostitution and the related offenses listed above are generally misdemeanor offenses.

However, these crimes are class B felonies if the violation involves another person who is less than 18 years old, or involves compelling another person by force or intimidation.