HB 1513 Summary

• Decriminalizes consensual adult prostitution by removing criminal penalties when both parties are at least 18 years old; prostitution between consenting adults is no longer an offense under section 712-1200.

• Maintains criminal penalties for sex trafficking (class A felony under §712-1202), promoting prostitution of minors (class B or C felony under §712-1203), and solicitation of minors for prostitution (class C felony under §712-1209.1).

• Allows counties to designate up to four areas (no larger than 3 square miles each) where street solicitation of prostitution is prohibited on public property, with civil penalties of $500 for violations.

• Repeals sections 712-1206, 712-1207, 712-1208, and 712-1209 relating to loitering, street solicitation, promoting travel for prostitution, and solicitation near schools or parks.

• Permits defendants convicted under repealed prostitution statutes to file motions to vacate convictions, with sex trafficking victims eligible to vacate convictions related to their victimization within six years of ceasing to be a victim.