Request Free Consultation. Prostitution is illegal in all but a few counties across the United States. Though prostitution has been around for centuries, the government has been trying to regulate or put a stop to it.
Many argue that prostitution is a victimless crime, but the government criminalized prostitution to keep minors and women from being exploited. Prostitution laws also aim to protect public health and welfare from the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and associated forms of crime. Prostitution charges can carry severe consequences in Tucson.
If you have been charged with prostitution or solicitation, you need experienced legal counsel immediately. The criminal defense attorneys with Hernandez Hamilton Lamoureux, can help you with your prostitution case. Both prostitution and the solicitation of prostitution are illegal in Tucson and can carry severe criminal penalties if convicted. The following provides an overview of Arizona prostitution and solicitation laws, potential defenses, and what you should do if you are charged with one of these offenses.
According to Arizona law, prostitution involves engaging in, agreeing to, or offering to engage in sexual activity with another person in exchange for money, goods, or services. The actual act of prostitution does not need to take place, just the agreement or offer. Solicitation involves luring, inducing, or enticing another person to commit prostitution.
This means encouraging or asking another person to engage in a sexual act in exchange for money or other compensation. Solicitation also does not require the actual sexual act to take place, just the request or attempt to get another person to commit prostitution. Under Tucson law , both solicitation of prostitutes and prostitution are Class 1 misdemeanors.
