Maine statute
17-A M.R.S. § 259-B — Solicitation of child for commercial sexual exploitation
Current through First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025)
Part of Chapter 11: Sexual Assaults, Maine Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of 17-A M.R.S. § 259-B
Statutory text current through the First Special Session of the 132nd Maine Legislature (current through October 1, 2025). This publication reproduces the statutory text of the Maine Revised Statutes from the Revisor of Statutes' official published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Maine and has not been certified by the Secretary of State.
1. A person is guilty of soliciting a child for commercial sexual exploitation if the actor knowingly solicits directly or indirectly by any means a person the actor knows or believes is under 18 years of age to engage in an act of prostitution, as defined in section 851.
2. Violation of this section is a Class C crime.
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