Prostitution has been done since ancient times. Genesis records Judah asking and negotiating with Tamar for prostitution. Judah was the man whom the Tribe of Judah is named after and which Jesus and King David were descendants of.
If Judah was soliciting Tamar for prostitution in Florida, he would be committing a crime as well as Tamar accepting the offer. There are many countries around the world where prostitution is legal and in many cultures it is permitted; however, in Florida, it is a crime to commit prostitution or to be somehow associated with the prostitution. People who immigrate to Florida can get in trouble because in their previous home country prostitution was legal.
Prostitution is the business of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The male organizers of prostitutes are called pimps while the female organizers are call madams or mama-sans. Section This section prohibits nine different activities involving prostitution. This page will briefly discuss the violations under this section.
This paragraph seeks to target the pimps and madams who run brothels. One situation where an innocent person could get caught by this statute is where a landlord rents the apartment out to a renter who then uses the apartment or house as a brothel. The state prosecutor has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant established, owned, maintained, or operated any place, structure, building, or conveyance for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution.
The state prosecutor has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the defendant offered, offered to secure, or agreed to secure another person for the purpose of prostitution or any lewd or indecent act. Paragraph c is seeking to outlaw individuals who are allowing the prostitute to commit sexual activity.
