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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: Procurement — definition and penalty",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person who induces, compels, entices, or procures another person to engage in commercial sexual activity is guilty of a felony punishable by 2–20 years imprisonment or $1,000–$50,000 fine, or both.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: Receiving pay for procurement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person who knowingly receives a fee to procure a third person to engage in commercial sexual activity is guilty of a felony punishable by 2–20 years imprisonment or $1,000–$50,000 fine, or both.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: Paying for procurement",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person who pays another a fee to procure a third person to engage in commercial sexual activity is guilty of a felony punishable by 2–20 years imprisonment or $1,000–$50,000 fine, or both.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: Detention for commercial sexual activity",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Anyone who holds, detains, or restrains or attempts to hold, detain, or restrain another person for the purpose of compelling that person to engage in commercial sexual activity is guilty of a felony punishable by 2–20 years imprisonment or $1,000–$50,000 fine, or both.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: Receiving proceeds of illegal sexual activity",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person who knowingly receives or accepts proceeds or benefits of proceeds derived from another person engaging in sexual contact is guilty of a felony punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment or $50,000 fine, or both; the person providing sexual contact and their minor children/dependents are not criminally liable under this section.",
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      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person who imports or exports a person into or from Idaho for the purpose of commercial sexual activity, or who induces, entices, or procures such activity, is guilty of a felony punishable by 2–20 years imprisonment or $1,000–$50,000 fine, or both.",
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      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person maintaining, controlling, or supporting a place where commercial sexual activity is carried on by one or more persons under the control, management, or supervision of another is guilty of a felony punishable by 2–20 years imprisonment or $1,000–$50,000 fine, or both.",
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      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Every person who induces or attempts to induce a child to engage in commercial sexual activity is guilty of a felony punishable by 2 years to life imprisonment, or fine up to $50,000, or both.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: Inducing a child to engage in commercial sexual activity",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person who induces or attempts to induce a child to patronize a third person in commercial sexual activity is guilty of a felony.",
      "body": "Any person who induces or attempts to induce a child to patronize a third person in commercial sexual activity is guilty of a felony.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Any person who induces or attempts to induce a child to patronize a third person in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony.”\n\nNote: Added 1972, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 953; am. 2024, ch. 147, sec. 13, p. 562.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: Providing commercial sexual activity",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person is guilty of providing commercial sexual activity when they engage in, offer to engage in, or agree to engage in sexual contact in return for a fee, or loiter in or within view of a public place for the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual contact. It is a misdemeanor; third or subsequent conviction is a felony. Affirmative defense if defendant was a victim of human trafficking. Does not apply to children.",
      "body": "A person is guilty of providing commercial sexual activity when they engage in, offer to engage in, or agree to engage in sexual contact in return for a fee, or loiter in or within view of a public place for the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual contact. It is a misdemeanor; third or subsequent conviction is a felony. Affirmative defense if defendant was a victim of human trafficking. Does not apply to children.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“A person is guilty of providing commercial sexual activity when such person: (a) Engages in, offers to engage in, or agrees to engage in sexual contact in return for a fee; or (b) Loiters in or within view of any public place for the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual contact. Providing commercial sexual activity shall be a misdemeanor, provided, however, that on a third or subsequent conviction for commercial sexual activity, it shall be a felony.”\n\nNote: Added 2024, ch. 147, sec. 16, p. 563. Replaces prior prostitution statute. A creator paying a co-performer on camera for sexual contact in Idaho could fall under this section.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch56/sect18-5613/",
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      "evidence_quote": "A person is guilty of providing commercial sexual activity when such person: (a) Engages in, offers to engage in, or agrees to engage in sexual contact in return for a fee; or (b) Loiters in or within view of any public place for the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual contact. Providing commercial sexual activity shall be a misdemeanor, provided, however, that on a third or subsequent conviction for commercial sexual activity, it shall be a felony.",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: Soliciting commercial sexual activity",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person is guilty of soliciting commercial sexual activity when they pay, offer, or agree to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact, or offer/agree to provide a third person to engage in sexual contact in return for a fee. It is a misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 5-day jail sentence on first conviction; second or subsequent conviction is a felony. Court cannot suspend the minimum period of confinement.",
      "body": "A person is guilty of soliciting commercial sexual activity when they pay, offer, or agree to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact, or offer/agree to provide a third person to engage in sexual contact in return for a fee. It is a misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 5-day jail sentence on first conviction; second or subsequent conviction is a felony. Court cannot suspend the minimum period of confinement.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“A person is guilty of soliciting commercial sexual activity when he or she: (a) Pays, offers, or agrees to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact; or (b) Offers a third person to engage in, or agrees to provide a third person to engage in, sexual contact in return for a fee. Soliciting commercial sexual activity shall be a misdemeanor, provided that a second or subsequent conviction therefor shall be a felony. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of this section shall be sentenced to a minimum period of confinement of five (5) days in jail and may be sentenced to up to one (1) year in jail or fined up to two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both.”\n\nNote: Added 1977, ch. 175, sec. 3, p. 451; am. 2024, ch. 147, sec. 17, p. 563. A creator paying a co-performer on camera in Idaho could potentially be charged under this section if the payment is characterized as a fee for sexual contact.",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "evidence_quote": "A person is guilty of soliciting commercial sexual activity when he or she: (a) Pays, offers, or agrees to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact; or (b) Offers a third person to engage in, or agrees to provide a third person to engage in, sexual contact in return for a fee. Soliciting commercial sexual activity shall be a misdemeanor, provided that a second or subsequent conviction therefor shall be a felony. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of this section shall be sentenced to a minimum period of confinement of five (5) days in jail and may be sentenced to up to one (1) year in jail or fined up to two thousand dollars ($2,000), or both.",
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      "id": "learn_r123_idaho_prostitution_title_18_chapter_56_every_section_idaho_ch56_5612",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: Property subject to criminal forfeiture",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person convicted of violating sections 18-5602 through 18-5614 must forfeit to Idaho any property constituting or derived from proceeds of the violation, and any property used or intended to be used to commit or facilitate the violation.",
      "body": "A person convicted of violating sections 18-5602 through 18-5614 must forfeit to Idaho any property constituting or derived from proceeds of the violation, and any property used or intended to be used to commit or facilitate the violation.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Any person who is found guilty of, who enters a plea of guilty or who is convicted of a violation of section 18-5602, 18-5603, 18-5604, 18-5605, 18-5606, 18-5608, 18-5609, 18-5610, 18-5611, 18-5613, or 18-5614, Idaho Code, no matter the form of the judgment or order withholding judgment, shall forfeit to the state of Idaho: (a) Any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds the person obtained directly or indirectly as the result of such violation; and (b) Any of the person's property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part to commit or to facilitate the commission of such violation.”\n\nNote: Added 2013, ch. 240, sec. 2, p. 567; am. 2024, ch. 147, sec. 14, p. 562. Could affect creators' equipment, cameras, earnings.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch56/sect18-5612/",
      "last_verified": "2026-09-05",
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      "evidence_quote": "Any person who is found guilty of, who enters a plea of guilty or who is convicted of a violation of section 18-5602, 18-5603, 18-5604, 18-5605, 18-5606, 18-5608, 18-5609, 18-5610, 18-5611, 18-5613, or 18-5614, Idaho Code, no matter the form of the judgment or order withholding judgment, shall forfeit to the state of Idaho: (a) Any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds the person obtained directly or indirectly as the result of such violation; and (b) Any of the person's property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part to commit or to facilitate the commission of such violation.",
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      "id": "learn_r123_idaho_prostitution_title_18_chapter_56_every_section_idaho_ch56_5608_place",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho Code Title 18 Chapter 56: What counts as a 'place of commercial sexual activity'",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Section 18-5608 criminalizes maintaining, controlling, or supporting a 'place' where commercial sexual activity is carried on by persons under the control, management, or supervision of another. The statute does not define 'place' — it could encompass a physical location or potentially an online platform, but the statute text does not specify.",
      "body": "Section 18-5608 criminalizes maintaining, controlling, or supporting a 'place' where commercial sexual activity is carried on by persons under the control, management, or supervision of another. The statute does not define 'place' — it could encompass a physical location or potentially an online platform, but the statute text does not specify.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Any person maintaining, controlling or supporting a place where commercial sexual activity is carried on by one (1) or more persons under the control, management, or supervision of another shall be guilty of a felony.”\n\nNote: The statute uses the word 'place' without defining it in 18-5601. Whether an online platform or studio hosting creators qualifies would depend on judicial interpretation. The statute requires the persons performing to be 'under the control, management, or supervision of another' — this is a key element distinguishing it from independent creator arrangements.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch56/sect18-5608/",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter renamed and restructured in 2024",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter 56 was renamed from 'Prostitution' to 'Commercial Sexual Activity' in 2024 via S.B. 1477, effective July 1, 2024. The chapter was restructured with new definitions, updated penalties, and new sections on interstate trafficking and forfeiture procedures.",
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