This crime, Solicitation for Prostitution and Prostitution Laws, can be punished in three different ways under this section, by engaging in the act, soliciting another to do the act, or agreeing to engage in the act. Engaging in the Act: To prove that you are guilty of this crime, the People must prove that you willfully engaged in sexual intercourse or a lewd act with someone else in exchange for money.
For a person to be convicted of a violation of PC b Engaging in the Act the prosecution must prove the following:. Soliciting Another to do the Act: To solicit a prostitute means to communicate, by words or conduct, an offer or a request, to another person to engage in the act of prostitution.
Enticing or encouraging another person to commit prostitution can also be considered a solicitation. For a person to be convicted of a violation of PC b Soliciting Someone to do the Act the prosecution must prove the following:. Agreeing to Engage in the Act: It is illegal to agree to commit prostitution. To agree to commit prostitution the person who agrees must have been solicited by another. For a person to be convicted of a violation of PC b Agreeing to Engage in the Act the prosecution must prove the following:.
Prostitution is the oldest profession in America and is still illegal in California. Someone commits an act willfully when he or she does it willingly or on purpose. For soliciting, money need not actually be exchanged, it is simply the agreement to do so that completes the crime of solicitation. The agreement also need not be made expressly or verbally in order to be considered the necessary agreement. An act in furtherance of prostitution means that you did something after agreeing to commit prostitution that helps interpret the meaning of the agreement.
In other words, you did something that helped move you and the other party along toward the actual sexual act or lewd act. For example, if you drive down a street, see a woman on the side of the road, and start discussing the possibility of date and what her prices are, if you were to then have her get into the vehicle and drive to a nearby motel, then that act of having her get into the vehicle would be in an act in furtherance of the crime of prostitution.
