MKIA SB 357 - CALIFORNIA SET TO LEGALIZE STREET PROSTITUTION & LET PREVIOUS OFFENDERS OUT OF PRISON

CALIFORNIA SET TO LEGALIZE STREET PROSTITUTION AND LET PREVIOUS OFFENDERS OUT OF PRISON Bill Text - SB-357 Crimes: loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense- Bill History LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 357, as amended, Wiener. Crimes: loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense. Existing law prohibits soliciting or engaging in an act of prostitution, as specified. Existing law also prohibits loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution, as defined, or directing, supervising, recruiting, or aiding a person who is loitering with the intent to commit prostitution, or collecting or receiving all or part of the proceeds of an act of prostitution. Under existing law, a violation of any of these provisions is a misdemeanor. This bill would repeal those provisions related to loitering with the intent to commit prostitution and would make other conforming changes. This bill would also authorize a person convicted of a violation of loitering with the intent to commit prostitution to petition the court for the dismissal and sealing of their case, and resentencing, if applicable.