{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "230.08", "citation": "Penal Law § 230.08", "heading": "Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone", "text": ["§ 230.08 Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone.", "1. A person is guilty of patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone when, being twenty-one years old or more, he or she patronizes a person for prostitution and the person patronized is less than eighteen years old at a place that he or she knows, or reasonably should know, is in a school zone.", "2. For purposes of this section, \"school zone\" shall mean \"school zone\" as defined in subdivision two of section 230.03 of this article.", "Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/230.08", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- **(1)** A person **21 years old or older** commits this offense by patronizing a person **younger than 18 years** at a place the actor knows or reasonably should know is in a school zone. ★\n- **(2)** “School zone” has the meaning in **§ 230.03(2)**.\nThe offense is a **class E felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/230.08", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}