09 LC 29
3659
House
Bill 582
By:
Representatives Willard of the
49th,
Lindsey of the
54th,
Manning of the
32nd,
Hamilton of the
23rd,
Porter of the
143rd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to sexual offenses, so as to mandate a minimum age for the prosecution of the
offenses of prostitution and masturbation for hire; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual
offenses, is amended by revising Code Section 16-6-9, relating to prostitution,
as follows:
"16-6-9.
A
person who is
18 years of age or older commits the
offense of prostitution when he or she performs or offers or consents to perform
a sexual act, including but not limited to sexual intercourse or sodomy, for
money or other items of value."
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 16-6-16,
relating to masturbation for hire, as follows:
"(a)
A person who
is 18 years of age or older, including a
masseur or masseuse, commits the offense of masturbation for hire when he
or
she erotically stimulates the genital
organs of another, whether resulting in orgasm or not, by manual or other bodily
contact exclusive of sexual intercourse or by instrumental manipulation for
money or the substantial equivalent thereof."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.