RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS.
What changed between versions
Redefines 'profits from prostitution' to explicitly include money or property received as reimbursement or repayment of debt, closing a potential legal loophole.
Adds new offense of commercial sexual exploitation of minors with class B felony penalties and mandatory minimum fines of $5,000.
Changes prostitution penalties from petty misdemeanor to violation for minors, and sex trafficking from class A felony to include stricter provisions for exploiting minors.
Adds exemption for law enforcement officers engaging in undercover operations from prosecution for prostitution-related offenses.
Updates definitions of 'advances prostitution' and 'profits from prostitution' to clarify who can be charged and under what circumstances.
Restructures and reorganizes statutory provisions for improved readability and updates cross-references to current statute numbers.