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Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.23 (2026)

Enticement or solicitation to patronize a prostitute; procurement of a prostitute for another

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Effective:
June 27, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 262 - 129th General Assembly
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(A) No person, knowingly and for gain, shall do either of the following:

(1) Entice or solicit another to patronize a prostitute or brothel;

(2) Procure a prostitute for another to patronize, or take or direct another at the other's request to any place for the purpose of patronizing a prostitute.

(B) No person, having authority or responsibility over the use of premises, shall knowingly permit such premises to be used for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity for hire.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of procuring. Except as otherwise provided in this division, procuring is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the prostitute who is procured, patronized, or otherwise involved in a violation of division (A)(2) of this section is under sixteen years of age at the time of the violation, regardless of whether the offender who violates division (A)(2) of this section knows the prostitute's age, or if a prostitute who engages in sexual activity for hire in premises used in violation of division (B) of this section is under sixteen years of age at the time of the violation, regardless of whether the offender who violates division (B) of this section knows the prostitute's age, procuring is a felony of the fourth degree. If the prostitute who is procured, patronized, or otherwise involved in a violation of division (A)(2) of this section is sixteen or seventeen years of age at the time of the violation or if a prostitute who engages in sexual activity for hire in premises used in violation of division (B) of this section is sixteen or seventeen years of age at the time of the violation, procuring is a felony of the fifth degree.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1983–2017 · leading case: State v. Satterfield, 2017-Ohio-5616, 94 N.E.3d 171.
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State v. Satterfield, 2017-Ohio-5616, 94 N.E.3d 171. · cites it 7× “22(A)(2) IS A GENERAL OFFENSE AND THE OFFENSE OF PROCURING A PROSTITUTE UNDER R.C. 2907.23(A)(1) OR (A)(2) IS A MORE SPECIFIC OFFENSE, THUS WARRANTING A REVERSAL OF THE CONVICTION FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION.”
State v. OK Sun Bean, 468 N.E.2d 146 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1983). “On April 21, 1983, appellant entered a plea of “no contest” to the charge of “procuring,” a violation of R.C. 2907.23, to which the trial court then entered a finding of guilty.”
State v. Sullivan, 2011-Ohio-2976. “Moss, supra, Judge Hildebrand weighed in on the issue of whether R.C. 2907.23(A)(3) required an allegation of lewdness or graphic focus on the genitals in order to state an offense.”
State v. Marcel-Rene, 2015-Ohio-402. · cites it 2× “Marcel-Rene guilty of procuring under Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.23(A)(2) and promoting prostitution under Section 2907.”
State v. Dum, 2016-Ohio-7286. · cites it 3× “Counts One through Three allege illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material or performance, in violation of R.C. 2907.23(A)(1), each a second degree felony, as to K.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.23(A)(1): 2 cases
State v. Satterfield, 2017-Ohio-5616, 94 N.E.3d 171. “22(A)(2) IS A GENERAL OFFENSE AND THE OFFENSE OF PROCURING A PROSTITUTE UNDER R.C. 2907.23(A)(1) OR (A)(2) IS A MORE SPECIFIC OFFENSE, THUS WARRANTING A REVERSAL OF THE CONVICTION FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION.”
State v. Dum, 2016-Ohio-7286. “Counts One through Three allege illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material or performance, in violation of R.C. 2907.23(A)(1), each a second degree felony, as to K.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.23(A)(2): 2 cases
State v. Satterfield, 2017-Ohio-5616, 94 N.E.3d 171. “22(A)(2) IS A GENERAL OFFENSE AND THE OFFENSE OF PROCURING A PROSTITUTE UNDER R.C. 2907.23(A)(1) OR (A)(2) IS A MORE SPECIFIC OFFENSE, THUS WARRANTING A REVERSAL OF THE CONVICTION FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION.”
State v. Marcel-Rene, 2015-Ohio-402. “Marcel-Rene guilty of procuring under Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.23(A)(2) and promoting prostitution under Section 2907.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.23(A)(3): 1 case
State v. Sullivan, 2011-Ohio-2976. “Moss, supra, Judge Hildebrand weighed in on the issue of whether R.C. 2907.23(A)(3) required an allegation of lewdness or graphic focus on the genitals in order to state an offense.”
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