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New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Penal Law § 230.06 (2026)

Patronizing a person for prostitution in the first degree

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§ 230.06 Patronizing a person for prostitution in the first degree.
  A person is guilty of patronizing a person for prostitution in the
first degree when:
  1. He or she patronizes a person for prostitution and the person
patronized is less than eleven years old; or
  2. Being eighteen years old or more, he or she patronizes a person for
prostitution and the person patronized is less than thirteen years old.
  Patronizing a person for prostitution in the first degree is a class D
felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2014 · leading case: State v. Adrien S., 114 A.D.3d 862 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014).
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State v. Adrien S., 114 A.D.3d 862 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014). “In this regard, the definition of “sex offense” is limited to an act or acts constituting any felony defined in Penal Law article 130 (crimes involving rape, and nonconsensual oral and anal sexual contact against children and adults), patronizing a prostitute in the first degree…”
State v. Adrien S., 114 A.D.3d 862 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014). “In this regard, the definition of “sex offense” is limited to an act or acts constituting any felony defined in Penal Law article 130 (crimes involving rape, and nonconsensual oral and anal sexual contact against children and adults), patronizing a prostitute in the first degree…”
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