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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 529.020 (2026)

Prostitution

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(1) Except as provided in KRS 529.120, a person is guilty of prostitution when he engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee. (2) Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor. Effective: June 25, 2013 History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 12, effective June 25, 2013. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 251, effective January 1, 1975.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2022 · leading case: Hillard v. Commonwealth, 158 S.W.3d 758 (Ky. 2005).
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Hillard v. Commonwealth, 158 S.W.3d 758 (Ky. 2005). · cites it 2× “violated KRS 529.020 (prostitution), which proscribes "engag[ing] or agree[ing] or offer[ing] to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.”
Kentucky Restaurant Concepts, Inc. v. City of Louisville, 209 F. Supp. 2d 672 (W.D. Ky. 2002). · cites it 2× “Section 529.020(2) provides that engaging in prostitution is a misdemeanor, while § 529.”
Allen v. Commonwealth, 997 S.W.2d 483 (Ky. Ct. App. 1998). “KRS 529.020(1): "A person is guilty of prostitution when he engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.”
Chambers v. Commonwealth ex rel. Twehues, 723 S.W.2d 868 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “They strenuously assert that the definition of prostitution in our current penal code, a definition which encompasses any act of sexual gratification for hire, (see KRS 529.020(1) and KRS 529.-010) cannot be “hot wired” onto the abatement statute which was originally enacted in…”
Ding, 27 I. & N. Dec. 295 (2018). “1 (1994); Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 529.020 (1) (West 1994); Me.”
Timothy Nolan v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2020). · cites it 2× “050 Tampering with a Witness; and KRS 529.020 Prostitution. 2 Of the nine dismissed charges, one was dismissed without prejudice.”
Arguello v. Livers (W.D. Ky. 2022). “§ 529.020. Considering “the facts and circumstances within [the officers’] knowledge” at the time of his arrest, as stated in the complaint, Arguello has not plausibly alleged that the officers lacked probable cause to arrest him under one or more of the laws cited above.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 529.020(1) — 3 cases
Allen v. Commonwealth, 997 S.W.2d 483 (Ky. Ct. App. 1998). “KRS 529.020(1): "A person is guilty of prostitution when he engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.”
Chambers v. Commonwealth ex rel. Twehues, 723 S.W.2d 868 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). “They strenuously assert that the definition of prostitution in our current penal code, a definition which encompasses any act of sexual gratification for hire, (see KRS 529.020(1) and KRS 529.-010) cannot be “hot wired” onto the abatement statute which was originally enacted in…”
Timothy Nolan v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Ky. 2020). “050 Tampering with a Witness; and KRS 529.020 Prostitution. 2 Of the nine dismissed charges, one was dismissed without prejudice.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 529.020(2) — 1 case
Kentucky Restaurant Concepts, Inc. v. City of Louisville, 209 F. Supp. 2d 672 (W.D. Ky. 2002). “Section 529.020(2) provides that engaging in prostitution is a misdemeanor, while § 529.”
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