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2012 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Article 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals
Section 1303 - Patronizing a prostitute.

Universal Citation:
UT Code ยง 76-10-1303 (2012)
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76-10-1303. Patronizing a prostitute.

(1) A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute when the person:

(a) pays or offers or agrees to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in an act of sexual activity; or

(b) enters or remains in a house of prostitution for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.

(2) Patronizing a prostitute is a class B misdemeanor, except as provided in Subsection (3) or in Section 76-10-1309.

(3) A violation of this section that is preceded by a conviction under this section or a conviction under local ordinance adopted under Section 76-10-1307 is a class A misdemeanor.

(4) If the patronizing of a prostitute under Subsection (1)(a) involves a child as the other person, a violation of Subsection (1)(a) is a third degree felony.


Amended by Chapter 30, 2013 General Session

Amended by Chapter 196, 2013 General Session

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