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California
Solicitation
Commonly
Confused Terms:
- Solicitation
– Under California Penal
Code §647(b), Solicitation
(or Solicitation for Prostitution)
is the act of directing or asking
someone to exchange money for
sexual activity.
- Prostitution
– Under California Penal
Code §653.20(a), Prostitution
is the act of exchanging money
for sexual activity.
- Pandering
– Under California Penal
Code §266(i), Pandering
is best known as the crime
committed by a “pimp”.
Pandering includes the following:
- Recruiting
prostitutes for hire;
- Soliciting
customers for a prostitute
- Loitering
– Under California Penal
Code §653.22, Loitering
is the act of lingering on public
property without a lawful purpose.
When loitering is for the purpose
of Soliciting Prostitution,
it constitutes a more serious
crime, punishable by California
law.
- Pimp
– The person
responsible for encouraging,
recruiting, or soliciting prostitutes.
- John
– The male /
female customer of a prostitute.
- Sting
Operation – When
an undercover female police
officer poses as a prostitute
and solicits drivers as they
drive by. This is done
for the purpose of breaking
up a prostitution ring.
- Massage
Parlor – Many
businesses pose as massage parlors
but really are undercover prostitution
houses.
- Escort
– Thinly veiled as a service
where a beautiful woman accompanies
a man on an outing, these are
under the radar for California
prostitution rings.
- Call
Girl – Synonymous
with escort, a Call Girl is
a paid Escort to a man, which
oftentimes leads to prostitution.
- Vehicle
Forfeiture Program
– Under the LA Municipal
Code (§4820), this is a
new program in Los Angeles County,
where law enforcement will seize
and impound your vehicle upon
learning about a Prostitution,
Solicitation, Pandering, or
Loitering charge.
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YOUR
BEST DEFENSE
Obtaining a skilled
and experienced los
angeles criminal defense attorney
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from alternative sentencing.
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Solicitation
· Arrest
Pandering · Loitering
Crime · Penalty · Law
Los
Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
California Criminal Lawyer
Solicitation
and the Law
In California
and most of the United States, the crimes
of Prostitution, Solicitation,
Pandering, and Loitering
are against the law. This isn’t
Nevada where licensed prostitution houses
are legal in some counties. Solicitation,
Prostitution, Pandering,
and Loitering are serious offenses
that carry life-changing consequences.
Prostitution law makes it a crime to
offer, agree to or engage in sexual
activity for money. In California, the
“John”, as well as the prostitute,
is aggressively prosecuted. First time
offenses are usually charged as misdemeanors
while subsequent offenses can be charged
as felonies.
Call
Girl or Escort
She may
be advertised as a Call Girl,
a Personal Escort, or a Masseuse,
but exchanging money for sexual activities
is, without a doubt, prostitution!
Participation on either end could result
in a criminal conviction.
Wrong
Place, Wrong Time
Thanks to sting
operations, many prostitution
arrests are made in large cities,
such as Los Angeles
and San Francisco.
At any given moment, innocent citizens
with no criminal history often find
themselves accused and arrested for
Solicitation for Prostitution
by being in the wrong place at the wrong
time. Massage parlors
and escort services
are under high scrutiny because of the
long companionship encounters and temptation
to ‘cross the line’.
Prostitution
Penalties
Your
life can radically change with a prostitution,
solicitation, pandering, or loitering
offense. The penalties and consequences
for these types of sexual offenses can
be serious and include the following:
- Jail
- Probation
- Fines & Fees
- Court-Enforced Counseling
- AIDS Testing
- Community Service
- Cal Trans (physical
labor)
- Public humiliation
- Loss of employment
(for those with licenses or security
clearances)
Other
Penalty Considerations
For final sentencing
other factors are considered, such as
your criminal history, prior
convictions, and current criminal
status, including probation
or parole.
Los
Angeles -
The War Against Prostitution
California, (especially
LA County) has been cracking down on prostitution,
solicitation, pandering, and loitering.
Some of the measures taken include:
- Breaking
Prostitution Rings - Targeting
massage parlors and escort services
with regular raids and stings.
The California police will pose as
customers in an effort to discover
how ‘intimate’ the session
will become. Dozens of arrests
are made on a weekly basis from these
undercover tactics.
- Closing Unlawful
Websites - Investigating
Internet websites that advertise as
companionship services. The
legitimacy is questioned and tested
by California law enforcement.
- Performing
Sting Operations
- Setting up roadside sting operations
involving scantily clad, beautiful
women who are undercover police officers,
for the purpose of luring drivers
to stop and talk to the decoys and
get them to agree to sex for a price.
Law
Offices of Stephen G. Rodriguez
633 West 5th Street
26th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone
(213) 223-2173
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