2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 37. HAWAII PENAL CODE
712. Offenses Against Public Health and Morals
712-1209 Solicitation of prostitution near schools or public parks.
Cross References
Liability for coercion into prostitution, see chapter 663J.
§712-1209 Solicitation of prostitution near schools or public parks. (1) A person commits the offense of solicitation of prostitution near schools or public parks if, within seven hundred fifty feet of a school or public park, the person offers or agrees to pay a fee to another person to engage in sexual conduct.
(2) Solicitation of prostitution near schools or public parks is a misdemeanor.
(3) For purposes of this section:
"School" has the same meaning as in section 712-1249.6(6).
"Sexual conduct" has the same meaning as in section 712-1200(2). [L 2011, c 74, §1]
COMMENTARY ON §712-1209
Act 74, Session Laws 2011, added this section, establishing a misdemeanor offense for solicitation of prostitution near schools or public parks if, within seven hundred fifty feet of a school or a public park, a person offers or agrees to pay a fee to another person to engage in sexual conduct. Act 74 was a means of ensuring that the public was not subjected to viewing acts of prostitution near schools and public parks, where children are often present. Senate Standing Committee Report No. 1104, Conference Committee Report No. 68.
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