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KRS 529.020

Prostitution

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Hillard v. Commonwealth (2005)

Most recently applied in DING (July 2018)

Effective: June 25, 2013 History: Amended 2013 Ky

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(1) Except as provided in KRS 529.120, a person is guilty of prostitution when he engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.

(2) Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.