PRINTER'S NO. 2100

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 1781 Session of 1993

        INTRODUCED BY KELLER, DONATUCCI, ROONEY, YANDRISEVITS, DENT,
           DURHAM, J. TAYLOR, STEELMAN, LEH, PISTELLA, TOMLINSON AND
           LEDERER, JUNE 14, 1993

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 14, 1993

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, further providing for penalties for
     3     patronizing prostitutes.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 5902(e) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 5902.  Prostitution and related offenses.
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    10     (e)  Patronizing prostitutes.--A person commits a [summary
    11  offense] misdemeanor of the third degree if he hires a
    12  prostitute or any other person who is 16 years of age or older
    13  to engage in sexual activity with him, or if he enters or
    14  remains in a house of prostitution for the purpose of engaging
    15  in sexual activity. A person commits a misdemeanor of the third
    16  degree if the person hires a prostitute or any other person who
    17  is under 16 years of age, whether or not the person is aware of
    18  the age of the child.

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     2     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.



















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