New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.08 — Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 230: Prostitution Offenses, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 230.08
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
230.08 Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone.
1. A person is guilty of patronizing a person for prostitution in a
school zone when, being twenty-one years old or more, he or she
patronizes a person for prostitution and the person patronized is less
than eighteen years old at a place that he or she knows, or reasonably
should know, is in a school zone.
2. For purposes of this section, "school zone" shall mean "school
zone" as defined in subdivision two of section 230.03 of this article.
Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone is a class E
felony.
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