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GA SB36
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/7/2023
Primary Sponsor
Randy Robertson
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AI Summary
- First-offense pimping (Code Section 16-6-11) and pandering (Code Section 16-6-12) are upgraded from misdemeanors of a high and aggravated nature to felonies punishable by 1 to 10 years imprisonment
- Second or subsequent pimping and pandering offenses carry a mandatory minimum of 1 year imprisonment (within the 1-to-10-year felony range), with no suspension, stay, or probation of that minimum unless the prosecutor and defendant agree to a lower sentence
- Defines "victim of sexual exploitation" as a person 18 years of age or younger who performs or offers to perform a sexual act for money or other items of value
- When pimping or pandering offenses involve a victim of sexual exploitation, penalties increase to 10 to 30 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $100,000 for both first and subsequent offenses
- For second or subsequent offenses involving a victim of sexual exploitation, a mandatory minimum 1-year imprisonment term applies, except for offenses under Code Section 16-6-10 (keeping a place of prostitution)
Legislative Description
Pimping and Pandering; penalty provisions; increase
Last Action
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
3/28/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/8/2023
Public Safety1/30/2023
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