39-13-513. Prostitution. —





(a) A person commits an offense under this section who engages in prostitution.




(b) (1) Prostitution is a Class B misdemeanor.




(2) Prostitution committed within one hundred feet (100˘) of a church or within one and one-half (1˝) miles of a school, such distance being that established by § 49-6-2101, for state-funded school transportation, is a Class A misdemeanor.




(3) A person convicted of prostitution within one and one-half (1˝) miles of a school shall, in addition to any other authorized punishment, be sentenced to at least seven (7) days of incarceration and be fined at least one thousand dollars ($1,000).




(c) As used in subsection (b), “school” means all public and private schools that conduct classes in any grade from kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12).


[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1995, ch. 118, § 1.]