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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Protect Children from Sex Trafficking’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  17-A MRSA §259-B  is enacted to read:
§ 259-B. Solicitation of a child to engage in prostitution
 
1.      A person is guilty of soliciting a child to engage in prostitution if the actor knowingly solicits directly or indirectly by any means a person the actor knows or believes is under 18 years of age to engage in prostitution, as defined in section 851.
 
2.     Violation of this section is a Class D crime.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill and creates a new Class D crime of soliciting a child to engage in prostitution if the actor knowingly solicits directly or indirectly by any means a person the actor knows or believes is under 18 years of age to engage in prostitution.