Arkansas § 5-70-103 Sexual solicitation

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-70-103 — Sexual solicitation

(a)A person commits the offense of sexual solicitation if he or she:

(1)Offers or agrees to pay a fee to a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her or another person; or (2) Solicits or requests a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her in return for a fee.

(b)Sexual solicitation is an unclassified misdemeanor with the following sentences:

(1)For a first offense:

(A)No more than ninety (90) days' imprisonment;

(B)A fine of no more than two thousand dollars ($2,000); or (C) Both imprisonment and a fine; and (2) For a second or subsequent offense:

(A)No more than one (1) year of imprisonment;

(B)A fine of no more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500); or (C) Both imprisonment and a fine.

(c)It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this sec

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(a) A person commits the offense of sexual solicitation if he or she: (1) Offers or agrees to pay a fee to a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her or another person; or (2) Solicits or requests a person to engage in sexual activity with him or her in return for a fee. (b) Sexual solicitation is an unclassified misdemeanor with the following sentences: (1) For a first offense: (A) No more than ninety (90) days' imprisonment; (B) A fine of no more than two thousand dollars ($2,000); or (C) Both imprisonment and a fine; and (2) For a second or subsequent offense: (A) No more than one (1) year of imprisonment; (B) A fine of no more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500); or (C) Both imprisonment and a fine. (c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person engaged in an act of sexual solicitation as a result of being a victim of trafficking of persons, § 5-18-103 . (d) (1) In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). (2) Fine payments received under subdivision (d)(1) of this section shall be deposited as follows: (A) Fifty percent (50%) into the Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children; and (B) Fifty percent (50%) into the Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund.

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Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 327,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2017, No. 765,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1257,§ 6, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1157,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 133,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013. Amended by Act 2013, No. 132,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 3003; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-3003; Acts 1999, No. 591, § 1; 2009, No. 428, § 1.