{ "batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_ch56_anchor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: statutory code index", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho's statutes are published on the official Legislative Information site at legislature.idaho.gov under a codes index page listing Chapter 56 as COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY within Title 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS.", "body": "Idaho's statutes are published on the official Legislative Information site at legislature.idaho.gov under a codes index page listing Chapter 56 as COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY within Title 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“TITLE 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS\n\nCHAPTER 56\n\nCOMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The page heading and chapter listing provide the verbatim evidence for the statutory citation location.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "TITLE 18 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS\n\nCHAPTER 56\n\nCOMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "statutory code index", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5601", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: definitions for commercial sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5601 defines commercial sexual activity as the exchange or attempted exchange of sexual contact for a fee, defines fee as any money, service, item of real or personal property, contraband, or thing of value, defines sexual contact as any touching of intimate body parts for sexual arousal or gratification, and defines child as a person under eighteen years of age.", "body": "18-5601 defines commercial sexual activity as the exchange or attempted exchange of sexual contact for a fee, defines fee as any money, service, item of real or personal property, contraband, or thing of value, defines sexual contact as any touching of intimate body parts for sexual arousal or gratification, and defines child as a person under eighteen years of age.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5601. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:\n\n(1) \"Benefits of such proceeds\" includes but is not limited to any real or personal property obtained with or by use of proceeds as defined in this chapter; any debt, rent, or other financial obligation paid with proceeds as defined in this chapter; and any service obtained in exchange for proceeds as defined in this chapter.\n\n(2) \"Child\" means a person under eighteen (18) years of age.\n\n(3) \"Commercial sexual activity\" means the exchange, or the attempted exchange, of sexual contact for a fee.\n\n(4) \"Fee\" means any money, service, item of real or personal property, contraband, or thing of value.\n\n(5) \"Intimate body parts\" includes human genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or breasts.\n\n(6) \"Proceeds\" means any money, services, item of real or personal property, contraband, or thing of value paid or exchanged for sexual contact.\n\n(7) \"Sexual contact\" means any touching of the intimate body parts of another person for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either party, including but not limited to sexual intercourse, oral-genital contact, manual-genital contact, genital-anal contact, oral-anal contact, and other physical-genital contact.”\n\nNote: Definitions section (1) Benefits of such proceeds, (2) Child, (3) Commercial sexual activity, (4) Fee, (5) Intimate body parts, (6) Proceeds, (7) Sexual contact", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5601", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5601. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:\n\n(1) \"Benefits of such proceeds\" includes but is not limited to any real or personal property obtained with or by use of proceeds as defined in this chapter; any debt, rent, or other financial obligation paid with proceeds as defined in this chapter; and any service obtained in exchange for proceeds as defined in this chapter.\n\n(2) \"Child\" means a person under eighteen (18) years of age.\n\n(3) \"Commercial sexual activity\" means the exchange, or the attempted exchange, of sexual contact for a fee.\n\n(4) \"Fee\" means any money, service, item of real or personal property, contraband, or thing of value.\n\n(5) \"Intimate body parts\" includes human genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or breasts.\n\n(6) \"Proceeds\" means any money, services, item of real or personal property, contraband, or thing of value paid or exchanged for sexual contact.\n\n(7) \"Sexual contact\" means any touching of the intimate body parts of another person for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of either party, including but not limited to sexual intercourse, oral-genital contact, manual-genital contact, genital-anal contact, oral-anal contact, and other physical-genital contact.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "definitions for commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5602", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: procurement definition and penalty", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5602 criminalizes inducing, compelling, enticing, or procuring another person to engage in commercial sexual activity with a penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.", "body": "18-5602 criminalizes inducing, compelling, enticing, or procuring another person to engage in commercial sexual activity with a penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5602. Procurement — Definition and penalty. Any person who induces, compels, entices, or procures another person to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.”\n\nNote: Procurement section criminalizes inducing/compelling/enticing/procuring with penalty range", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5602", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5602. Procurement — Definition and penalty. Any person who induces, compels, entices, or procures another person to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "procurement definition and penalty", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5603", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: receiving pay for procurement", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5603 criminalizes knowingly receiving a fee to procure a third person for commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.", "body": "18-5603 criminalizes knowingly receiving a fee to procure a third person for commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5603. Receiving pay for procurement. Any person who knowingly receives a fee to procure a third person to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.”\n\nNote: Receiving pay for procurement section criminalizes receiving fee for procurement with penalty range", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5603", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5603. Receiving pay for procurement. Any person who knowingly receives a fee to procure a third person to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "receiving pay for procurement", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5604", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: paying for procurement", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5604 criminalizes paying another person a fee to procure a third person for commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.", "body": "18-5604 criminalizes paying another person a fee to procure a third person for commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5604. Paying for procurement. Any person who pays another a fee to procure a third person to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.”\n\nNote: Paying for procurement section criminalizes paying fee for procurement with penalty range", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5604", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5604. Paying for procurement. Any person who pays another a fee to procure a third person to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "paying for procurement", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5605", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: detention for commercial sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5605 criminalizes holding, detaining, or restraining another person for commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.", "body": "18-5605 criminalizes holding, detaining, or restraining another person for commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5605. Detention for commercial sexual activity. Anyone who holds, detains, or restrains or who attempts to hold, detain or restrain another person for the purpose of compelling such person to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.”\n\nNote: Detention section criminalizes holding/detaining/restraining for commercial sexual activity with penalty range", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5605", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5605. Detention for commercial sexual activity. Anyone who holds, detains, or restrains or who attempts to hold, detain or restrain another person for the purpose of compelling such person to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "detention for commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5606", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: receiving proceeds of illegal sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5606 criminalizes knowingly receiving or accepting proceeds from another person's sexual contact with penalty of up to 20 years imprisonment or $50,000 fine, or both, with exception for the person providing contact and their dependents.", "body": "18-5606 criminalizes knowingly receiving or accepting proceeds from another person's sexual contact with penalty of up to 20 years imprisonment or $50,000 fine, or both, with exception for the person providing contact and their dependents.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5606. receiving proceeds of illegal sexual activity. (1) Any person who knowingly receives or accepts any proceeds, or the benefits of such proceeds, derived from another person engaging in sexual contact shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of not more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.\\n\\n(2) The person who provides sexual contact in exchange for proceeds, as set forth in subsection (1) of this section, and such person\\u2019s minor children or legal dependents incapable of self-support shall not be criminally liable pursuant to this section.”\n\nNote: Receiving proceeds section criminalizes receiving proceeds with penalty range and exception for provider and dependents", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5606", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5606. receiving proceeds of illegal sexual activity. (1) Any person who knowingly receives or accepts any proceeds, or the benefits of such proceeds, derived from another person engaging in sexual contact shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of not more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.\\n\\n(2) The person who provides sexual contact in exchange for proceeds, as set forth in subsection (1) of this section, and such person\\u2019s minor children or legal dependents incapable of self-support shall not be criminally liable pursuant to this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "receiving proceeds of illegal sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5607", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: interstate trafficking in commercial sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5607 criminalizes importing/exporting persons for commercial sexual activity or inducing/enticing/procuring such activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.", "body": "18-5607 criminalizes importing/exporting persons for commercial sexual activity or inducing/enticing/procuring such activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5607. INTERSTATE TRAFFICKING IN COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY. Any person who imports a person or persons into this state, or who exports a person or persons from this state, for the purpose of commercial sexual activity, or any person who induces, entices, or procures such activity, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.”\n\nNote: Interstate trafficking section criminalizes importing/exporting persons and inducing/enticing/procuring with penalty range", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5607", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5607. INTERSTATE TRAFFICKING IN COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY. Any person who imports a person or persons into this state, or who exports a person or persons from this state, for the purpose of commercial sexual activity, or any person who induces, entices, or procures such activity, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for a period of no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years, or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "interstate trafficking in commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5608", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: place of commercial sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5608 criminalizes maintaining/controlling/supporting a place for commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.", "body": "18-5608 criminalizes maintaining/controlling/supporting a place for commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2-20 years imprisonment or $1,000-$50,000 fine, or both.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5608. Place OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY. 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 punishable by imprisonment for no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.”\n\nNote: Place section criminalizes maintaining/controlling/supporting place for commercial sexual activity with penalty range", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5608", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5608. Place OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY. 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 punishable by imprisonment for no less than two (2) years and no more than twenty (20) years or by a fine of no less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and no more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "place of commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5609", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: inducing child into commercial sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5609 criminalizes inducing or attempting to induce a child to engage in commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2+ years (up to life) imprisonment or $50,000 fine, or both.", "body": "18-5609 criminalizes inducing or attempting to induce a child to engage in commercial sexual activity with penalty of 2+ years (up to life) imprisonment or $50,000 fine, or both.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5609. Inducing a child into commercial sexual activity — Penalties. Every person who induces or attempts to induce a child to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not less than two (2) years, which may be extended to life imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.”\n\nNote: Inducing child section criminalizes inducing/attempting to induce child with penalty range up to life imprisonment", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5609", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5609. Inducing a child into commercial sexual activity — Penalties. Every person who induces or attempts to induce a child to engage in commercial sexual activity shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not less than two (2) years, which may be extended to life imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "inducing child into commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5610", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: utilizing child for commercial sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5610 criminalizes engaging in commercial sexual activity with a child with penalty of 2+ years (up to life) imprisonment or $50,000 fine, or both.", "body": "18-5610 criminalizes engaging in commercial sexual activity with a child with penalty of 2+ years (up to life) imprisonment or $50,000 fine, or both.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5610. utilizing a child for commercial sexual activity — penalties. Every person who engages in commercial sexual activity with a child shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not less than two (2) years, which may be extended to life imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such imprisonment and fine.”\n\nNote: Utilizing child section criminalizes engaging in commercial sexual activity with child with penalty range up to life imprisonment", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5610", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5610. utilizing a child for commercial sexual activity — penalties. Every person who engages in commercial sexual activity with a child shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not less than two (2) years, which may be extended to life imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both such imprisonment and fine.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "utilizing child for commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5611", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: inducing child to engage in commercial sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5611 criminalizes inducing or attempting to induce a child to patronize a third person in commercial sexual activity (felony).", "body": "18-5611 criminalizes inducing or attempting to induce a child to patronize a third person in commercial sexual activity (felony).\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5611. Inducing a child to engage in commercial sexual activity — Penalties. 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: Inducing child to patronize third person section criminalizes inducing with felony classification", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5611", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5611. Inducing a child to engage in commercial sexual activity — Penalties. 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.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "inducing child to engage in commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5612", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: property subject to criminal forfeiture", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5612 requires forfeiture of property constituting/proceeds from violations of sections 18-5602 through 18-5614, including any property used to facilitate the violation, with the court ordering forfeiture as part of sentencing.", "body": "18-5612 requires forfeiture of property constituting/proceeds from violations of sections 18-5602 through 18-5614, including any property used to facilitate the violation, with the court ordering forfeiture as part of sentencing.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5612. property subject to criminal forfeiture. (1) Any person who is found guilty of, who enters a plea of guilty or who is convicted of a violation of section [18-5602](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5602), [18-5603](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5603), [18-5604](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5604), [18-5605](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5605), [18-5606](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5606), [18-5608](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5608), [18-5609](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5609), [18-5610](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5610), [18-5611](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5611), [18-5613](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5613), or [18-5614](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5614), Idaho Code, no matter the form of the judgment or order withholding judgment, shall forfeit to the state of Idaho:\n\n(a) Any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds the person obtained directly or indirectly as the result of such violation; and\n\n(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\n(2) The court, in imposing sentence on such person as described in subsection (1) of this section, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed, that the person forfeit to the state of Idaho all property described in this section. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed in any manner to prevent the state of Idaho, the attorney general or the appropriate prosecuting attorney from requesting restitution pursuant to section [19-5304](/statutesrules/idstat/Title19/T19CH53/SECT19-5304), Idaho Code. The issue of criminal forfeiture shall be for the court alone, without submission to a jury, as a part of the sentencing procedure within the criminal action.”\n\nNote: Forfeiture section requires forfeiture of property from violations of multiple sections", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5612", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5612. property subject to criminal forfeiture. (1) Any person who is found guilty of, who enters a plea of guilty or who is convicted of a violation of section [18-5602](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5602), [18-5603](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5603), [18-5604](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5604), [18-5605](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5605), [18-5606](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5606), [18-5608](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5608), [18-5609](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5609), [18-5610](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5610), [18-5611](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5611), [18-5613](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5613), or [18-5614](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5614), Idaho Code, no matter the form of the judgment or order withholding judgment, shall forfeit to the state of Idaho:\n\n(a) Any property constituting, or derived from, any proceeds the person obtained directly or indirectly as the result of such violation; and\n\n(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\n(2) The court, in imposing sentence on such person as described in subsection (1) of this section, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed, that the person forfeit to the state of Idaho all property described in this section. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed in any manner to prevent the state of Idaho, the attorney general or the appropriate prosecuting attorney from requesting restitution pursuant to section [19-5304](/statutesrules/idstat/Title19/T19CH53/SECT19-5304), Idaho Code. The issue of criminal forfeiture shall be for the court alone, without submission to a jury, as a part of the sentencing procedure within the criminal action.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "property subject to criminal forfeiture", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5613", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: providing commercial sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5613 criminalizes engaging in, offering to engage in, or agreeing to engage in sexual contact for a fee, or loitering in public for purpose of being hired, as misdemeanor (felony on third+ conviction), with affirmative defense for trafficking victims.", "body": "18-5613 criminalizes engaging in, offering to engage in, or agreeing to engage in sexual contact for a fee, or loitering in public for purpose of being hired, as misdemeanor (felony on third+ conviction), with affirmative defense for trafficking victims.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5613. providing commercial sexual activity. (1) A person is guilty of providing commercial sexual activity when such person:\n\n(a) Engages in, offers to engage in, or agrees to engage in sexual contact in return for a fee; or\n\n(b) Loiters in or within view of any public place for the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual contact.\n\n(2) 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. For purposes of this subsection, a prior conviction for prostitution counts as a conviction for providing commercial sexual activity.\n\n(3) It shall be an affirmative defense to providing commercial sexual activity that the defendant was at the time of the alleged crime the victim of conduct prohibited by section [18-8607](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH86/SECT18-8607), Idaho Code.\n\n(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the provisions of this section do not apply to a child who is alleged to have engaged in conduct that would, if committed by an adult, violate the provisions of this section. A commercially sexually exploited child under this subsection may be taken into shelter care by a peace officer pursuant to section [16-1608](/statutesrules/idstat/Title16/T16CH16/SECT16-1608), Idaho Code, if the conditions allowing emergency removal are met.”\n\nNote: Providing CSA section criminalizes engaging/offering/agreeing/loitering with misdemeanor (felony on 3rd+ conviction) and includes affirmative defense and child exception", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5613", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5613. providing commercial sexual activity. (1) A person is guilty of providing commercial sexual activity when such person:\n\n(a) Engages in, offers to engage in, or agrees to engage in sexual contact in return for a fee; or\n\n(b) Loiters in or within view of any public place for the purpose of being hired to engage in sexual contact.\n\n(2) 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. For purposes of this subsection, a prior conviction for prostitution counts as a conviction for providing commercial sexual activity.\n\n(3) It shall be an affirmative defense to providing commercial sexual activity that the defendant was at the time of the alleged crime the victim of conduct prohibited by section [18-8607](/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH86/SECT18-8607), Idaho Code.\n\n(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the provisions of this section do not apply to a child who is alleged to have engaged in conduct that would, if committed by an adult, violate the provisions of this section. A commercially sexually exploited child under this subsection may be taken into shelter care by a peace officer pursuant to section [16-1608](/statutesrules/idstat/Title16/T16CH16/SECT16-1608), Idaho Code, if the conditions allowing emergency removal are met.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "providing commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r6656_idaho_prostitution_statute_every_section_idaho_18_5614", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Idaho: soliciting commercial sexual activity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] 18-5614 criminalizes paying, offering, or agreeing to pay a fee for sexual contact, or offering a third person for sexual contact in return for a fee, as misdemeanor (felony on 2nd+ conviction), with mandatory 5-day jail sentence and no suspension allowed.", "body": "18-5614 criminalizes paying, offering, or agreeing to pay a fee for sexual contact, or offering a third person for sexual contact in return for a fee, as misdemeanor (felony on 2nd+ conviction), with mandatory 5-day jail sentence and no suspension allowed.\n\nWhat Idaho State Legislature actually says:\n\n“18-5614. soliciting commercial sexual activity. (1) A person is guilty of soliciting commercial sexual activity when he or she:\n\n(a) Pays, offers, or agrees to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact; or\n\n(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.\n\n(2) 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. The minimum period of confinement shall be served in a county jail, and a court shall not have the power to suspend, withhold, retain jurisdiction over, or commute the minimum period of confinement imposed pursuant to this section.”\n\nNote: Soliciting CSA section criminalizes paying/offering/agreeing to pay or offering third person, with mandatory 5-day jail sentence", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH56/SECT18-5614", "last_verified": "2026-10-15", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Idaho State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "18-5614. soliciting commercial sexual activity. (1) A person is guilty of soliciting commercial sexual activity when he or she:\n\n(a) Pays, offers, or agrees to pay another person a fee for the purpose of engaging in sexual contact; or\n\n(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.\n\n(2) 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. The minimum period of confinement shall be served in a county jail, and a court shall not have the power to suspend, withhold, retain jurisdiction over, or commute the minimum period of confinement imposed pursuant to this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "6656-idaho-prostitution-statute-every-section", "subject": "Idaho", "topic": "soliciting commercial sexual activity", "applies_to_country": "us-az", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-az" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }