General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7310
January Session, 2017 *_____HB07310JUD___040417____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 7310
January Session, 2017
*_____HB07310JUD___040417____*
AN ACT CONCERNING SEX TRAFFICKING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 53a-83 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(a) A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute when: (1) Pursuant to a prior understanding, [he] such person pays a fee to another person as compensation for such other person or a third person having engaged in sexual conduct with [him] such person; or (2) [he] such person pays or agrees to pay a fee to another person pursuant to an understanding that in return therefor such other person or a third person will engage in sexual conduct with [him] such person; or (3) [he] such person solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with [him] such person in return for a fee.
(b) Except as provided in [subsection (c)] subsections (c) and (d) of this section, patronizing a prostitute is a class A misdemeanor and any person found guilty shall be fined two thousand dollars.
(c) Patronizing a prostitute is a class C felony if such other person (1) [had not attained eighteen] was sixteen or seventeen years of age, or (2) was the victim of conduct of another person that constitutes (A) trafficking in persons in violation of section 53a-192a, or (B) a criminal violation of 18 USC Chapter 77, as amended from time to time.
(d) Patronizing a prostitute is a class B felony if such other person had not attained sixteen years of age.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2017 53a-83
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2017
53a-83
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