SP0424
LD 1261
Session - 128th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number S-92, Sponsored by
LR 1769
Item 2
Bill Tracking, Additional Documents Chamber Status

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.


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