Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.10 — Prostitution and patronizing a person for prostitution; no defense
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.10
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
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- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 230.10 Prostitution and patronizing a person for prostitution; no
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.10 — Prostitution and patronizing a person for prostitution; no defense is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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.