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AZ SB1701
Bill
Status
2/2/2022
Primary Sponsor
Sally Gonzales
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AI Summary
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Removes the "employee" definition from prostitution law and changes Section 13-3208 to criminalize entering a house of prostitution or engaging a prostitution enterprise for sexual conduct, rather than being employed at such a location.
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Adds a new provision in Section 13-3212 prohibiting prosecution of minors who are victims of child prostitution under prostitution statutes.
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Exempts minors from prosecution under Section 13-3214 for engaging in prostitution, establishing that the prostitution statute does not apply to minors.
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Changes language in Section 13-3212 from "permitting" to "allowing" a minor under one's custody to engage in prostitution in the definition of child sex trafficking.
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Adds requirement in Section 13-3214 that city and town ordinances addressing prostitution by minors cannot impose punishments greater than those provided under state law.
Legislative Description
Prostitution; children; trafficking
Children
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/3/2022