Penal Law § 230.10 · Article 230. Prostitution Offenses
Prostitution and patronizing a person for prostitution; no defense
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§ 230.10 Prostitution and patronizing a person for prostitution; no defense.
In any prosecution for prostitution or patronizing a person for prostitution, the sex of the two parties or prospective parties to the sexual conduct engaged in, contemplated or solicited is immaterial, and it is no defense that:
1. Such persons were of the same sex; or
2. The person who received, agreed to receive or solicited a fee was a male and the person who paid or agreed or offered to pay such fee was a female.
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