[Adopted 2-25-2008 by Ord. No. O-2-2008]
A person who knowingly promotes prostitution of another is in violation of this article. The following acts shall, without limitation of the foregoing, constitute promoting prostitution:
A.
Owning, controlling, managing, supervising or otherwise keeping, alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business;
B.
Procuring an inmate for a house of prostitution or a place in a house of prostitution for one who would be an inmate;
C.
Encouraging, inducing, or otherwise intentionally causing another to become or remain a prostitute;
D.
Soliciting a person to patronize a prostitute;
E.
Procuring a prostitute for a patron;
F.
Transporting a person into or within the City limits with intent to promote the engaging in prostitution by that person, or procuring or paying for transportation with that intent;
G.
Leasing or otherwise permitting a place controlled by the actor, alone or in association with others, to be regularly used for prostitution or the promotion of prostitution, or failure to make reasonable effort to abate such use by ejecting the tenant, notifying law enforcement authorities, or other legally available means; or
H.
Soliciting, receiving, or agreeing to receive any benefit for doing or agreeing to do anything forbidden by this subsection.
A person other than the prostitute or the prostitute's minor child or other legal dependent incapable of self-support, who is knowingly supported in whole or substantial part by the proceeds of prostitution, is promoting prostitution in violation of § 276-15 of this article.
A person commits a summary offense if he/she hires a prostitute to engage in sexual activity with him/her, or if he/she enters or remains in a house of prostitution for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.
As used in this article the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this section.
Any place where prostitution or promotion of prostitution is regularly carried on by one or more persons under the control, management or supervision of another or others.
A person who engages in prostitution in or through the agency of a house of prostitution.
Any place within the City of Farrell to which the public or any substantial group thereof has access.
Includes homosexual and other sexual relations.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Whoever violates this article is guilty of prostitution or related offenses, as herein defined, a summary offense, and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs, or to imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or both.