HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-22 - Addition of Section 23.006 of the Criminal CodeBILL NO . ~,Z,Z
ORDINANCE NO. 7~~ Z
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ALL PRIOR ORDINANCES ON THE TOPIC OF
PROSTITUTION, ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE CRIMINAL CODE
DEALING WITH PROSTITUTION AND THE PENALTIES THEREFORE TO BE '
KNOWN AS SECTION 23.006 OF THE CRIMINAL CODE OF RIVERSIDE,
MISSOURI.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section X3.006 of the Criminal Code of the
City of Riverside, Missouri, is hereby repeal as of October,
-2rrd 1978.
SECTION 2. Section 23.006-A is hereby adopted as an amended
part of the Criminal Code of Riverside, Missouri, to-wit:
23.006-A PROSTITUTION
1. A person commits the crime of prostitution if he
engages or offers or agrees to engage in sexual conduct with
another person in return for something of value to be received
by the person or by a third person.
2. "Sexual conduct" occurs when there is
(a) "Sexual intercourse" which means any penetration,
however slight, of the female sex organ by the male sex
organ, whether or not an emission results; or
(b) "Deviate sexual intercourse" which means any
sexual act involving the genitals of one person and the
mouth, tongue or anus of another person; or
(c) "Sexual contact" means any touching, manual
or otherwise, of the anus or genitals of one person by
another, done for the purpose of arousing or gratifying
sexual desire of either party.
3. "Something of value" means any money or property,
or any token, object or article exchangeable for money or
property.
SECTION 3. Section 23.006-B is hereby adopted as an amended
part of the Criminal Code of Riverside, Missouri, to-wit:
23.006-B PATRONIZING PROSTITUTION
1. A person commits the crime of patronizing prostitution
if he patronizes prostitution.
2. "Patronizing prostitution" is committed by a person
if
(a) Pursuant to a prior understanding he gives
something of value to another person as compensation
for that person or a third person having engaged in
sexual conduct with him or with another; or
(b) He gives or agrees to give something of value
to another person on an understanding that in return
therefor that person or a third person will engage in
sexual conduct with him or with another; or
(c) He solicits or requests another person to
engage in sexual conduct with him or with another,
or to secure a third person to engage in sexual
conduct with him or with another, in return for some-
thing of value.
3. "Something of value" means any money or property,
or any token, object or article exchangeable for money or
property.
SECTION 4. Section 23.006-C is hereby adopted as an amended
part of the Criminal Code of Riverside, Missouri, to-wit: ~
23.006-C PROSTITUTION AND PATRONIZING PROSTITUTION-SEX OF
PARTIES NO DEFENSE, WHEN
In any prosecution for prostitution or patronizing a
prostitute, the sex of the two parties or prospective parties
to the sexual conduct engage in, contemplated or solicited is
immaterial, and it is no defense that
(a) Both persons were of the same sex; or
(b) The person who received, agreed to receive
or solicited something of value was a male and the person
who gave or agreed or offered to give something of value
was a female.
SECTION 5. Any violation of this section shall 'constitute
a misdemeanor punishable by fine or incarceration as provided
in Section 25.003 of this Criminal Code.
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SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be effective on ~~ October ~; '~
197
SECTION 7. If any section or portion of this criminal
ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or in violation
of any statute or in conflict therewith, for any reason and
by any competent Court, then all other ordinances, Criminal ;J-
Code, sections or portions thereof, shall remain in full
force and effect, each such ordinance or portion thereof
are hereby declared to be separate and severable.
PASSED THIS -~ DAY OF ~~eut(~ , 1978.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLE K
APPROVED THIS ~_ DAY OF dQ~+a~ , 1978.
MAYOR
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