A person who hires or attempts to hire another person for a fee or other compensation to engage in sexual activity is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of, or has pled guilty to, one or more violations of this section or § 22-23-2 in the previous ten years is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

Source: SL 1976, ch 158 , § 23-5 ; SL 1977, ch 189 , § 56; SL 1985, ch 183 , § 2; SL 1987, ch 166 ; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 180; SL 2018, ch 132 , § 1; SL 2019, ch 109 , § 3.