There is a newer version of the New York Consolidated Laws
2006 New York Code - Patronizing A Prostitute; Defense.
§ 230.07 Patronizing a prostitute; defense. In any prosecution for patronizing a prostitute in the first, second or third degrees, it is a defense that the defendant did not have reasonable grounds to believe that the person was less than the age specified.
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