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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 2054 By: Roberts
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
21 O.S. 2021, Sections 1029, as amended by Section 3,
Chapter 20, O.S.L. 2022 and 1031, which relate to
prostitution and penalties for prostitution ;
modifying elements of certain unlawful a ct; making
certain conduct unlawful; updating internal
citations; providing penalty for cert ain violation;
making certain acts unlawful; providi ng penalties;
defining term; providing for codification; providing
an effective date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1029, as
amended by Section 3, Chapter 20, O.S.L. 2022 (21 O.S. Supp. 2022,
Section 1029), is amended to read as foll ows:
Section 1029. A. It shall further be unlawful:
1. To engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;
2. To solicit, induce, or entice, or procure another person to
commit pay a fee for an act of lewdness, assignation, or
prostitution, with himself or herself;
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3. To reside in, enter, or remain in any h ouse, place,
building, or other structure, or to enter or remain in any vehicle,
trailer, or other conveyance with the intent of committing an act of
prostitution, lewdness, or assigna tion; or
4. To knowingly offer to pay a fee or agree to pay a fee to
another person for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct, as
such term is defined in subsection B of Section 1024.1 of this
title, with that person or another; or
5. To aid, abet, or participate in the doing of any of the act s
prohibited in paragraph 1, 2 or, 3 or 4 of this subsection.
B. Any prohibited act described in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or, 4 or 5
of subsection A of this section committed with a person under
eighteen (18) years of age shall be deemed child prostitution, as
defined in Section 1030 of this title, an d shall be punishable as
provided in Section 1031 of this title.
C. No child who is a victim of human trafficking shall be
subject to juvenile delinquency or cri minal proceedings for the
offenses described in subsection A of this section which occurred as
a result of the child being a victim of human trafficking.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1031, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1031. A. Except as provided in subsection B or, C, D
or E of this section, any person violating any of the provisions of
Section 1028, paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 5 of subsection A of Section 1029
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or 1030 of this title shall , upon conviction, be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment
in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than
one (1) year or by fines as follows: a fine of not more than Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) upon the first conviction
for violation of any of such provisions, a fine of not more than
Five Thousand Dollars ($ 5,000.00) upon the second conviction for
violation of any of such provisi ons, and a fine of not more than
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the thi rd or
subsequent convictions for violation of any of such provisions, or
by both such imprisonment and fine. In addition, the court may
require a term of communit y service of not less than forty (40) nor
more than eighty (80) hours. The court in which any such conviction
is had shall notify the county superintendent of public health of
such conviction.
B. Any person who engages in an act of prostitution with
knowledge that they are he or she is infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus shall , upon conviction, be guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Departme nt of
Corrections for not more than five (5) years.
C. Any person who engages in an act of child prosti tution, as
defined in Section 1030 of this title , shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections for not more than ten (10) years and by
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fines as follows: a fine of not more than Fi ve Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) upon the first conviction, a f ine of not more than Ten
Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) upon the second conviction, and a f ine
of not more than Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) upon the
third or subsequent convictions.
D. Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 1028,
1029 or 1030 of this title within one thousand (1,000) feet of a
school or church shall , upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and,
upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of
the Department of Corrections for not more than five (5 ) years or by
fines as follows: a fine of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($2,500.00) upon the first conviction for violation of any
of such provisions, a fine of not more than Five Thousand Doll ars
($5,000.00) upon the second conviction f or violation of any of such
provisions, and a fine of not more than Seven Thousand Five Hu ndred
Dollars ($7,500.00) upon the third or subsequent convictions for
violation of any of such provisions, or by both suc h imprisonment
and fine. In addition, the c ourt may require a term of community
service of not less than forty (40) nor more than eig hty (80) hours.
The court in which any such conviction is had shall notify the
county superintendent of public health of such conviction.
E. Any person violating pa ragraph 4 of subsection A of Section
1029 of this title shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and
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shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of subsection B
of Section 3 of this act.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1040.57 of Title 21, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. It shall be unlawful for any person who pays a fee for a
sexual encounter to publish a review of that sexual encounter or to
publish a review of the pubic area, buttocks , or breasts experienced
in the sexual encounter on a website that facilitates, encourages,
offers, solicits or promotes sexual conduct with another for a fee.
B. 1. Any person who violates the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by
imprisonment in the Department of Corrections for a term of not less
than three (3) years or for life, or by a fine not exceeding Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($20,0 00.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
2. Any person who violates the provisions of this section where
the victim of the offense is under eighteen (18) years of age at th e
time of the offense shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of
Corrections for a term of not less tha n nine (9) years or for life,
or by a fine not exceeding Twenty-five Thousand Dollars
($25,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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3. The terms of imprisonment specified in this subsection shall
not be subject to statutory provisions for suspension , deferral or
probation or state correctional institution earned credits accruing
from and after November 1, 1989, except for the achievement earned
credits authorized by subsection H of Section 138 of Title 57 of the
Oklahoma Statutes. To qualify for such achi evement earned credits,
such inmates must also be in compliance with the stand ards for Class
level 2 behavior, as defined in subsection D of Section 138 of T itle
57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
4. Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall be
required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offenders
Registration Act and shall be assigned a risk level of one. Upon a
fifth or subsequent conviction, the person shall be assigned a risk
level of two.
C. As used in this section, "publish" means to circulate,
deliver, distribute, disseminate, transmit or otherwise make
available to another person.
SECTION 4. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preserva tion
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage an d approval.
59-1-7682 GRS 02/22/23
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