1. A person is guilty of soliciting a child for commercial sexual exploitation 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 an act of prostitution, as defined in section 851.

[PL 2023, c. 316, §3 (AMD).]

Attorney's Note

Under the Maine Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C crimeup to 5 yearsup to $5,000
For details, see Me. Rev. Stat. Title 17-A § 1604
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2. Violation of this section is a Class C crime.

[PL 2023, c. 316, §3 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2017, c. 135, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 316, §3 (AMD).