{"ActName":"CRIMES ACT 2009","FootNoteRels":[],"IsFirstSection":"false","act_description":"<p> <span id=\"4\">AN ACT TO REPEAL THE PENAL CODE AND MAKE COMPREHENSIVE PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE ELEMENTS OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TO PRESCRIBE A RANGE OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES, AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES</span> </p>","act_last_updated":"08 August 2026","section_html":"<section class=\"section\" repealed=\"n\" title=\"[CR 231] s 231 Loitering or soliciting for the purposes of prostitution\"> <div class=\"title\"> <h2 class=\"sectiontitle\"> <span class=\"edpnum\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"3\">[CR 231]\u2003</span> </span> <span id=\"5\">Loitering or soliciting for the purposes of prostitution</span> </h2> </div> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1\"></div> <div class=\"subsect\"> <span class=\"designum\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"6\">(1)\u2003</span> </span> <span id=\"1927\">A person commits a summary offence if he or she\u2014</span> <ul type=\"none\"> <li> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.A\"></div> <span class=\"lilabel\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.A\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"18\">(a)</span> </span> <span id=\"1928\">loiters in a public place for the purpose of offering himself or herself for sex in return for a payment of any nature;</span> </li> </ul> <ul type=\"none\"> <li> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.B\"></div> <span class=\"lilabel\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.B\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"18\">(b)</span> </span> <span id=\"1929\">solicits for immoral purposes in any public place;</span> </li> </ul> <ul type=\"none\"> <li> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.C\"></div> <span class=\"lilabel\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.C\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"18\">(c)</span> </span> <span id=\"1930\">seeks the services of a prostitute in a public place; or</span> </li> </ul> <ul type=\"none\"> <li> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.D\"></div> <span class=\"lilabel\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.D\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"18\">(d)</span> </span> <span id=\"1931\">uses the services of a prostitute in a public place; or</span> </li> </ul> <ul type=\"none\"> <li> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.E\"></div> <span class=\"lilabel\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.E\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"18\">(e)</span> </span> <span id=\"1932\">makes arrangements with a prostitute or a person offering the services of a prostitute in order to use his or her services by any communication whatsoever; or</span> </li> </ul> <ul type=\"none\"> <li> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.F\"></div> <span class=\"lilabel\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.F\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"18\">(f)</span> </span> <span id=\"1933\">solicits for an immoral purpose by any communication whatsoever.</span> <span id=\"1934\">Penalty\u2014</span> <ul type=\"none\"> <li> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.F.I\"></div> <span class=\"lilabel\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.F.I\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"18\">(i)</span> </span> <span id=\"1935\">in respect of a first offence, a fine of $500;</span> </li> </ul> <ul type=\"none\"> <li> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.F.II\"></div> <span class=\"lilabel\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.1.F.II\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"18\">(ii)</span> </span> <span id=\"1936\">in respect of a subsequent offence, imprisonment for 3 months or a fine of $1,000, or both.</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class=\"histnote\"> <p> <span>[subs (1) am Act 31 of 2016 s 193, 1 December 2016]</span> </p> </div> </div> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.2\"></div> <div class=\"subsect\"> <span class=\"designum\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.2\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"6\">(2)\u2003</span> </span> <span id=\"1937\">Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person he or she finds in any public place whom he reasonably suspects to be committing an offence under the provisions of this section.</span> </div> <div class=\"hiddendiv\" data-value=\"LOF.CAP17.SGM_LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.3\"></div> <div class=\"subsect\"> <span class=\"designum\"> <span class=\"hidden\" data-refpt_id=\"LOF.CAP17.CRAFJ09.S231.3\" daya-type=\"ext\"></span> <span id=\"6\">(3)\u2003</span> </span> <span id=\"1938\">For the purposes of this section, \u201cpublic place\u201d includes the doorways and entrances of premises abutting on any public way and any ground adjoining and open to any public place.</span> </div> </section>"}