A. Solicitation: A person commits solicitation when, with the intent that an offense be committed, he commands, encourages or requests another to commit that offense.
B. Conspiracy: A person commits conspiracy when, with intent that an offense be committed, he agrees with another to the commission of that offense. No person may be convicted of conspiracy to commit an offense unless an act in furtherance of such agreement is alleged and proved to have been committed by him or by a coconspirator. It shall not be a defense to conspiracy that the person or person with whom the accused is alleged to have conspired:
Has not been prosecuted or convicted; or
Has been convicted of a different offense; or
Is not amenable to justice; or
Has been acquitted; or
Lacked the capacity to commit an offense.
C. Defense: It is a defense to a charge of solicitation or conspiracy that if the criminal object were achieved the accused would not be guilty of an offense.
D. Attempt: A person commits an attempt when, with intent to commit a specific offense, he does any act which constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that offense. It shall not be a defense to a charge of attempt that because of a misapprehension of the circumstances it would have been impossible for the accused to commit the offense attempted.
E. Multiple Convictions: No person shall be convicted of both the inchoate and the principal offense.
F. Offense: For the purposes of this section, "offense" shall include conduct which if performed in another state would be criminal by the laws of that state and which conduct if performed in this State would be an offense under the laws of this State. (Ord. 77-6-2, 6-22-1977)