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City of Chaffee, MO
Scott County
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As used in this Article, the following terms mean:
PATRONIZING PROSTITUTION
A person patronizes prostitution if:
1. 
Pursuant to a prior understanding, he/she gives something of value to another person as compensation for that person or a third (3rd) person having engaged in sexual conduct with him/her or with another;
2. 
He/she gives or agrees to give something of value to another person on an understanding that in return therefor that person or a third (3rd) person will engage in sexual conduct with him/her or with another; or
3. 
He/she solicits or requests another person to engage in sexual conduct with him/her or with another, or to secure a third (3rd) person to engage in sexual conduct with him/her or with another, in return for something of value.
PROSTITUTION
A person commits prostitution if he/she engages or offers or agrees to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for something of value to be received by the person or by a third (3rd) person.
SEXUAL CONDUCT
Occurs when there is:
1. 
Sexual intercourse. Any penetration, however slight, of the female sex organ by the male sex organ, whether or not an emission results.
2. 
Deviate sexual intercourse. Any sexual act involving the genitals of one person and the mouth, hand, tongue or anus of another person.
3. 
Sexual contact. Any touching, manual or otherwise, of the anus or genitals of one person by another done for the purpose of arousing or gratifying sexual desire of either party.
SOMETHING OF VALUE
Money or property or any token, object or article exchangeable for money or property.
A person commits the offense of prostitution if the person performs an act of prostitution.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
A. 
A person commits the offense of patronizing prostitution if he/she patronizes prostitution.
B. 
It shall not be an affirmative defense that the defendant believed that the person he/she patronized for prostitution was eighteen (18) years of age or older.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
A. 
In any prosecution for prostitution or patronizing a prostitute, the sex of the two (2) parties or prospective parties to the sexual conduct engaged in, contemplated or solicited is immaterial, and it is no defense that:
1. 
Both persons were of the same sex; or
2. 
The person who received, agreed to receive or solicited something of value was a male and the person who gave or agreed or offered to give something of value was a female.
A. 
Any room, building or other structure regularly used for sexual contact for pay as defined in Section 210.430 or any unlawful prostitution activity prohibited by this Article is a public nuisance.
B. 
The City Prosecuting Attorney may, in addition to all other sanctions, prosecute a suit in equity to enjoin the nuisance. If the court finds that the owner of the room, building or structure knew or had reason to believe that the premises were being used regularly for sexual contact for pay or unlawful prostitution activity, the court may order that the premises shall not be occupied or used for such period as the court may determine, not to exceed one (1) year.
C. 
All persons, including owners, lessees, officers, agents, inmates or employees, aiding or facilitating such a nuisance may be made defendants in any suit to enjoin the nuisance, and they may be enjoined from engaging in any sexual contact for pay or unlawful prostitution activity anywhere within the jurisdiction of the court.
D. 
Appeals shall be allowed from the judgment of the court as in other civil actions.
[CC 1978 §250.020; Ord. No. 548 §§11, 49—50; Bill No. 92-3(250.030), 3-16-1992]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, association or corporation to exhibit, show, display or cause or procure to be exhibited, shown or displayed upon any public street, alley, or thoroughfare within this City any indecent show, exhibition or concert, and every such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction shall be fined as set forth in Section 100.200 of this Code.
B. 
No person shall post, stick or put upon any street, alley, sidewalk, wall, fence, bridge, billboard or other public place within this City or cause or suffer to be done, any lewd, indecent, obscene, immoral or vulgar written or printed advertisement, bill, poster or circular, or any notice of the professional skill or remedies of any person or persons for the curing or prevention of venereal diseases, or what are commonly called private diseases; nor shall any person leave or place or cause to be left or placed, any such advertisement, bill, poster, circular or notice in or upon any house, building, yard or premises; any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation.
[CC 1978 §250.030(B — C); Bill No. 92-3(250.030), 3-16-1992]
A. 
It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to publicly drink any intoxicating liquor in or upon any public street, avenue, alley, sidewalk, public park, square or cemetery, or any other public ground, or within any public building or part thereof within this City. It shall also be unlawful for any person within this City to publicly drink any intoxicating liquor within any church, school building, public hall, theater, opera house or any place of public resort whatsoever during any services, exercises, entertainment or social function being held therein or during the preparation therefore; provided that nothing herein shall be construed as applying to the proper observance of any right, ceremony or ordinance of any religious body.
B. 
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Subsection, a person may publicly drink or consume malt intoxicating liquor upon the premises of the Chaffee City park known as Frisco Park and Southeast Park (being the eleven (11) acre tract of land conveyed to the City of Chaffee on January 23, 1970, recorded in Book 239 at Page 64) when such malt intoxicating liquor is being sold by a properly and lawfully licensed church, school, civic, service, fraternal, veteran, political or charitable club or not-for-profit organization when the sale and consumption occurs at a picnic, bazaar, fair or similar gathering and such sale and consumption occurs and is solely limited to the immediate premises of such picnic, bazaar, fair or similar gathering.