New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.11 — Aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the third degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 230: Prostitution Offenses, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 230.11
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.
230.11 Aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the third
degree.
A person is guilty of aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution
in the third degree when, being twenty-one years old or more, he or she
patronizes a person for prostitution and the person patronized is less
than seventeen years old and the person guilty of patronizing engages in
vaginal sexual contact, oral sexual contact, anal sexual contact, or
aggravated sexual contact as those terms are defined in section 130.00
of this part, with the person patronized.
Aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the third degree is
a class E felony.
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