If you have been accused of violating prostitution laws under PC b 1 , you are being charged with a serious crime. The jail time and fines resulting from a prostitution conviction could be detrimental to your future. If you are facing these charges, it is imperative that you hire an attorney with experience in prostitution law. With over 40 years of experience successfully defending prostitution law cases, our attorneys at Wallin and Klarich in California will confidently defend you to ensure that you receive the best outcome possible.
Read on to learn more about prostitution laws and do not hesitate to call us today to ensure that you receive the proper legal representation. Some people believe that prostitution should be legal because two adults are engaging in a mutual agreement that merely involves sexual conduct. However, California makes it illegal for individuals to engage in prostitution.
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The California legislature has created prostitution laws to avoid the negative consequences of prostitution within the community. A person violates prostitution laws if he or she has sexual intercourse or performs a lewd act with another person in exchange for compensation. Sexual intercourse involves penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or genitals by the penis. A lewd act involves the willful touching of the genitals, buttocks, or female breast s of either the prostitute or the customer.
Several examples of lewd acts include:. In addition to the willful touching of the genitals, buttocks, or female breast s , the act must be done for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification. This means that touching that is not done for sexual arousal or gratification is not a lewd act.
California Penal Code section b makes it illegal for an individual to engage in an act of prostitution. In order to convict you of violating prostitution laws, the prosecutor must prove that:.
