Solicitation of Prostitution -- Penal Code 647(b)

Whether actually engaging in the act of having sex for money or merely agreeing to do so, the offense is deemed committed simply by agreeing to provide or obtain sexual pleasures for a fee.

First offenses rarely involve jail time. However, second offenses require a mandatory confinement of forty-five days.

The skilled defense attorney will seek to get a diversion program with no conviction on his client's record. He can also get the charge reduced with significantly fewer consequences to the client.

Again, as in so many cases, experience makes a difference.