Philadelphia PROSTITUTION SOLICITATION LAWYERS

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania it is a crime to engage in Prostitution, Patronize Prostitutes and to Promote Prostitution of another.

Prostitution is defined as engaging in sexual activity for as a business. This includes residents in a house of prostitution or a person who loiters in public for the purpose of being hired, to engage in sexual activity.

Patronizing Prostitutes the hiring of a prostitute or any other person to engage in sexual activity, or of going to a house of prostitution for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. Both  Prostitution and Patronizing Prostitute face the same penalties. The penalties for Prostitution and Patronizing Prostitutes are

• 3^rd degree Misdemeanor for the 1^st and 2^nd Offense
• 2^nd degree Misdemeanor for the 3^rd Offense
• 1^st degree Misdemeanor  for the 4^th and any subsequent offense
• 3^rd degree Felony if the offense was committed by a person who knew that they were HIV positive or had the AIDS virus.

When sentenced for a 2^nd and any subsequent Offense the Pennsylvania law mandates that the crime, conviction, and sentence passed, be published in local newspaper of general circulation, and that this publication be paid for by the person convicted.

Promoting of Prostitution is a 2^nd degree Misdemeanor and is defined as knowingly promoting the prostitution of another, by; owning, managing or controlling a house of prostitution, by procuring a prostitute for someone else, or for transporting or providing for the transportation, of a person for the purpose of prostitution.

Promoting Prostitution is a 3^rd degree felony if the person they are promoting for Prostitution is: Being intentionally caused to become or remain a prostitute; a child under the age of 16 years, whether or not they are aware of the age of the child; a spouse, child, ward or any person, for whose care, protection or support they are responsible; or a person who they knew was HIV positive or had the AIDS virus.