General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6651
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2750
*02750*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6651
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2750
*02750*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. LINEHAN, 103rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PATRONIZATION OF A PROSTITUTE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 53a-83 of the general statutes be amended to increase the penalty for patronizing a prostitute to a class C felony, except in the case of a victim who is a child or a trafficked person, in which case the penalty shall increase to a class B felony; and to amend chapter 969 of the general statutes to provide that any person convicted of patronizing a prostitute more than once be required to register on the sexual offender registry.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the penalties for patronizing a prostitute.