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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6254
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State of Washington62nd Legislature2012 Regular Session

By Senators Delvin, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Roach, Conway, Pflug, Ericksen, Carrell, Schoesler, Fain, Baumgartner, Fraser, Padden, Regala, Kline, Shin, Litzow, Eide, Chase, Stevens, Nelson, and Keiser

Read first time 01/16/12.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.



     AN ACT Relating to promoting prostitution; amending RCW 9A.88.070; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 9A.88.070 and 2007 c 368 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the first degree if he or she knowingly advances prostitution:
     (a) By compelling a person by threat or force to engage in prostitution or profits from prostitution which results from such threat or force; or
     (b) By compelling a person with a mental or developmental disability, that renders the person incapable of consent, to engage in prostitution or profits from prostitution.
     (2) Promoting prostitution in the first degree is a class B felony.

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