Article II. Prostitution
9.16.040 Unlawful Acts.
It is unlawful for anyone:
A. To commit or offer or agree to commit an act of prostitution; or
B. To secure or offer to secure another for the purpose of committing an act of prostitution; or
C. To knowingly transport a person into or within the County with purpose to promote that person’s engaging in prostitution, or procuring or paying for transportation with that purpose; or
D. To knowingly receive, offer or agree to receive another into any place or building for the purpose of performing an act of prostitution, or to knowingly permit another to remain there for any such purpose; or
E. To direct another to any place for the purpose of committing an act of prostitution; or
F. To knowingly in any way aid, abet or participate in an act of prostitution; or
G. To loiter in or near any thoroughfare or place open to the public in any manner and under circumstances manifesting the purpose of committing, or inducing, enticing, soliciting or procuring another to commit, an act of prostitution. Among the circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such purpose is manifested: that such person is a known prostitute or panderer, repeatedly beckons to, stops or attempts to stop, or engages passersby in conversation, or repeatedly stops or attempts to stop motor vehicle operators by hailing, waving of arms or any other bodily gesture; or
H. To patronize a prostitute. A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute if:
1. Pursuant to a prior understanding, he/she pays a fee to another person as compensation for such person or a third person having engaged in sexual conduct with him/her; or
2. He/she pays or agrees to pay a fee to another person pursuant to an understanding that in return therefore such person will engage in sexual conduct with him/her; or
3. He/she solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with him/her in return for a fee.
I. To attempt to identify a potential patron of prostitution, procurer of prostitution or prostitute as a law enforcement officer. Conduct constituting an attempt to identify a police officer in violation of this subsection includes:
1. Exposing or offering to expose one’s genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast.
2. Requesting, asking, inquiring, encouraging, or intentionally causing another to touch or fondle one’s genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast by direct contact or over clothing.
3. Touching or requesting to touch another person’s genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast by direct contact or over clothing.
4. Requesting, asking, or encouraging, or intentionally causing another to expose or show the other’s genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast.
5. Searching or attempting to search for any article in attempt to identify whether the individual is a law enforcement officer.
6. Inquiring by any means of communication, including electronic, as to whether a potential patron of prostitution, procurer of prostitution or prostitute is a law enforcement officer.