Section 53a-82 - Prostitution: Class A misdemeanor(a) A person eighteen years of age or older is guilty of prostitution when such person engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.(b) In any prosecution for an offense under this section, it shall be an affirmative defense that the actor was a victim of conduct by another person that constitutes (1) a violation of section 53a-192a, or (2) a criminal violation of 18 USC Chapter 77, as amended from time to time.(c) Nothing in this section shall limit a person's right to assert the defense of duress pursuant to section 53a-14 in any prosecution for an offense under this section.(d) Prostitution is a class A misdemeanor.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-82
(1969, P.A. 828, S. 83; P.A. 06-43, S. 5; P.A. 10-115, S. 1; P.A 13-166, S. 3; P.A. 16-71, S. 6.)
Amended by P.A. 16-0071, S. 6 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2016. Meaning of statutory language is clear and is sufficient to warn ordinary person of the prohibited conduct. 37 CS 506. Does not violate right to privacy which has never been extended to encompass prostitutes plying their trade on the street. Id., 515.