§ 53a-83 — Soliciting sexual acts: Class A misdemeanor.

Connecticut § 53a-83

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 53a: Penal Code
• Ch. 952: Penal Code: Offenses

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(a) A person is guilty of soliciting sexual acts when: (1) Pursuant to a prior understanding, such person exchanges anything of value with another person as compensation for such person or a third person having engaged in sexual conduct with such person; (2) such person exchanges or agrees to exchange anything of value with another person pursuant to an understanding that such other person or a third person will engage in sexual conduct with such person; or (3) such person solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with such person in exchange for anything of value. (b) Soliciting sexual acts is a class A misdemeanor and any person found guilty shall be fined two thousand dollars.

Legislative History

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 84; P.A. 13-166, S. 4; P.A. 16-71, S. 7; P.A. 17-32, S. 3; P.A. 21-102, S. 2; 21-103, S. 4.) History: P.A. 13-166 amended Subsec. (b) to provide exception re Subsec. (c) and added Subsec. (c) re class C felony offense if person knew or reasonably should have known the other person had not attained 18 years of age or was a victim of trafficking in persons or a criminal violation of 18 USC Chapter 77; P.A. 16-71 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re $2,000 fine and amended Subsec. (c) by deleting “such person knew or reasonably should have known at the time of the offense that”; P.A. 17-32 deleted Subsec. (c) re class C felony offense if other person had not attained 18 years of age or was a victim of trafficking in persons or a criminal violation of 18 USC Chapter 77, and made technical and conforming changes; P.A. 21-102 replaced “patronizing a prostitute” with “soliciting sexual acts”; P.A. 21-103 replaced language re payment of a fee with language re exchange for anything of value throughout Subsec. (a). Section may be harmonized with Sec. 18-100d re determining controlling sentence where prisoner serving concurrent sentences for crimes committed both on or after October 1, 1994, and before October 1, 1994, with good time credit applicable to pre-October 1, 1994, sentence under Sec. 18-7a(c); determination of controlling sentence not a static concept. 261 C. 806. Cited. 4 CA 520.