N.Y. PEN Law § 230.10
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 230.10, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Prostitution and patronizing a person for prostitution; no defense
Official statutory text
§ 230.10 Prostitution and patronizing a person for prostitution; no\n defense.\n In any prosecution for prostitution or patronizing a person for\nprostitution, the sex of the two parties or prospective parties to the\nsexual conduct engaged in, contemplated or solicited is immaterial, and\nit is no defense that:\n 1. Such persons were of the same sex; or\n 2. The person who received, agreed to receive or solicited a fee was a\nmale and the person who paid or agreed or offered to pay such fee was a\nfemale.\n
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