§ 4-2.23. Prostitution.

Every person who:

(a)

Shall hire and/or use any apartment, room or tenement for the purpose of assignation or prostitution (or who shall let any apartment, room, or tenement, knowing, and/or under such circumstances that should cause a person of reasonable understanding to know, that it is to be used for the purpose of assignation or prostitution);

(b)

Who aids, offers or agrees to commit or commits any lewd, immoral, lascivious or indecent act or any act of prostitution;

(c)

Offers to secure or secures another for the purpose of committing any act of prostitution, fornication, assignation or for any other lewd, immoral, lascivious or indecent act with any other person;

(d)

Is in or near any thoroughfare or public place for the purpose of inducing, enticing, encouraging or procuring another to commit an act of lewdness, fornication or unlawful sexual intercourse;

(e)

Knowingly transports any person to any place where he may commit, or for the purpose of committing any lewd, immoral, lascivious or indecent act, or any act of prostitution;

(f)

Knowingly receives, offers or agrees to receive any person into any place or building for the purposes of assignations or of performing any act of lewdness or fornication, or knowingly permits any person to remain there for any of such purposes;

(g)

Directs any person to any place for the purpose of committing any lewd, immoral, lascivious or indecent act, or any act of prostitution or fornication;

(h)

Conducts or behaves himself or herself in such a manner as to be injurious to the health or morals of others; or

(i)

In any manner aids or abets or participates in the doing of any acts prohibited by subsections (a) to (h), inclusive of this section; is guilty of violation of this chapter.

(Ord. 726-N.S., § 1)