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New Franklin Prostitution and Patronizing Prostitution: Sex of Parties No Defense, When ordinance (§ 210.460)

Chapter 210: Offenses · Article VIII. Offenses Concerning Prostitution and Morals

In any prosecution for prostitution or patronizing a prostitute, the sex of the two (2) parties or prospective parties to the sexual conduct engaged in, contemplated or solicited is immaterial, and it is no defense that:

1. Both persons were of the same sex; or

2. The person who received, agreed to receive or solicited something of value was a male and the person who gave or agreed or offered to give something of value was a female.

Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 93 of the city's PDF

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.