529.080 Loitering for prostitution purposes

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529.080 Loitering for prostitution purposes.

(1) Except as provided in KRS 529.120, a person is guilty of loitering for prostitution

purposes when he loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of engaging or

agreeing or offering to engage in prostitution.

(2) Loitering for prostitution purposes is a:

(a) Violation for the first offense;

(b) Class B misdemeanor for the second offense and for each subsequent offense.

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