| Passed by the Senate March 5, 2012 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 1, 2012 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6254 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 29, 2012, 3:22 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 29, 2012 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2012 Regular Session |
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 incapacity or
developmental disability that renders the person incapable of consent
to engage in prostitution or profits from prostitution that results
from such compulsion.
(2) Promoting prostitution in the first degree is a class B felony.