§83.1. Inciting prostitution

            A. Inciting prostitution is the aiding, abetting, or assisting in an enterprise for profit in which:

            (1) Customers are charged a fee for services which include prostitution, regardless of what portion of the fee is actually for the prostitution services,

            (2) When the person knows or when a reasonable person in such a position should know that such aiding, abetting, or assisting is for prostitution, and

            (3) When the proceeds or profits are to be in any way divided by the prostitute and the person aiding, abetting, or assisting the prostitute.

            B.(1) Whoever commits the crime of inciting prostitution shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

            (2) Whoever commits the crime of inciting prostitution of persons under the age of eighteen years shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than fifteen years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least five years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

            (3) Whoever commits the crime of inciting prostitution of persons under the age of fourteen years shall be fined not more than seventy-five thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than twenty-five years nor more than fifty years, or both, with at least ten years being served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

            (4) Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 352, §2.

            C.(1) Any person under the age of eighteen years who is determined to be a victim of this offense shall be referred and is eligible for specialized services for victims of human trafficking pursuant to R.S. 46:2161.

            (2) Any person who is eighteen years of age or older who is determined to be a victim of human trafficking shall be notified of any treatment or specialized services for human trafficking victims or sexually exploited persons to the extent that such services are available.

            Acts 1984, No. 580, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §1; Acts 2013, No. 83, §1; Acts 2014, No. 564, §1; Acts 2017, No. 180, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2020, No. 352, §2; Acts 2025, No. 230, §1; Acts 2026, No. 637, §1.

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