Section 259-A - Solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act1. A person is guilty of soliciting a child to commit a prohibited act if: A. The actor, with the intent to engage in a prohibited act with the other person, knowingly solicits directly or indirectly that person by any means to engage in a prohibited act and the actor: (1) Is at least 16 years of age;(2) Knows or believes that the other person is less than 14 years of age; and(3) Is at least 3 years older than the age expressed by the other person. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D crime; or [2011, c. 597, §3(NEW).]
B. The actor, with the intent to engage in a prohibited act with the other person, knowingly solicits directly or indirectly that person by any means to engage in a prohibited act and the actor: (1) Is at least 16 years of age;(2) Knows or believes that the other person is less than 12 years of age; and(3) Is at least 3 years older than the age expressed by the other person. Violation of this paragraph is a Class C crime. [2011, c. 597, §3(NEW).]
[2011, c. 597, §3(NEW).]
2. For purposes of this section, "prohibited act" means:A. A sexual act; [2011, c. 597, §3(NEW).]B. Sexual contact; or [2011, c. 597, §3(NEW).]C. Sexual exploitation of a minor pursuant to section 282. [2011, c. 597, §3(NEW).] [2011, c. 597, §3(NEW).]
Added by 2012, c. 597,§ 3, eff. 4/6/2012.