# KRS § 529.080: 529.080 Loitering for prostitution purposes

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.080

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 529.080
- **Heading:** 529.080 Loitering for prostitution purposes
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title L / Chapter 529 / Section 529.080

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [KRS § 529.010 529.010 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.010.md)
- [KRS § 529.020 529.020 Prostitution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.020.md)
- [KRS § 529.040 529.040 Promoting prostitution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.040.md)
- [KRS § 529.060 529.060 Corroboration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.060.md)
- [KRS § 529.070 529.070 Permitting prostitution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.070.md)
- [KRS § 529.080 529.080 Loitering for prostitution purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.080.md)
- [KRS § 529.090 529.090 Person convicted required to submit to screening for HIV infection -- Prostitution or procuring prostitution with knowledge of sexually transmitted disease or HIV](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.090.md)
- [KRS § 529.100 529.100 Human trafficking](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.100.md)
- [KRS § 529.110 529.110 Promoting human trafficking](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.110.md)
- [KRS § 529.120 529.120 Treatment of minor suspected of prostitution offense](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.120.md)
- [KRS § 529.130 529.130 Human trafficking victims service fee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.130.md)
- [KRS § 529.140 529.140 Human trafficking victims fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.140.md)
- [KRS § 529.150 529.150 Forfeiture of property used in connection with human trafficking -- Distribution of proceeds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.150.md)
- [KRS § 529.160 529.160 Expungement of records relating to violation of chapter when person charged or convicted was a victim of human trafficking at time of offense -- Motion -- Finding -- Presumption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TL_C529_S529.160.md)

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