Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:
Sec. 11-28(1).
(a) Being reckless about whether any person present, as a reasonable person, would be offended; aids, offers, agrees or solicits an indecent or lewd act;
(b) Commits any lewd or indecent act;
(c) Aids, offers or agrees to commit or conspires to commit or commits any act of prostitution; or
Sec. 11-28(2). Offers to secure or secures another for the purpose of committing any act of prostitution, fornication, assignation or for any other lewd or indecent act with any other person; or
Sec. 11-28(3). Is in a public street, public way, public sidewalk or other public place, or adjacent thereto, or in the public view, including in a vehicle, in a manner or under circumstances which manifest the purpose or intent of inducing, enticing, soliciting or procuring another to commit an act of prostitution; for the purposes of this subsection the following actions or circumstances shall be considered with any other evidence to determine whether such purpose or intent is manifested:
(a) That the person has a previous arrest or conviction under section 11-28, any section of A.R.S. chapter 32 of the title 13 or their predecessors, or equivalents from other jurisdictions;
(b) That the person has declared himself or herself to be a prostitute, or available for the act of prostitution;
(c) That the person has quoted a price or list of prices for sexual acts;
(d) The person attempts to stop or stops people or vehicles by beckoning to, hailing, shouting at, waiving to, gesturing or in any other manner;
(e) That the person repeatedly engages in conversation with pedestrians or occupants of motor vehicles;
(f) The person has in possession sexual paraphernalia except condoms;
(g) The person inquires whether a potential patron, procurer or prostitute is a police officer;
(h) The person searches for articles that would identify a police officer; or
(i) The person requests the touching or exposure of genitals or female breast.
Sec. 11-28(4). Knowingly transports any person to any place where he may commit, or for the purpose of committing any lewd or indecent act or any act of prostitution; or
Sec. 11-28(5). Knowingly receives, offers or agrees to receive any person into any place or building for the purpose of assignation or of performing any act of lewdness or fornication, or knowingly permits any person to remain there for any of such purposes; or
Sec. 11-28(6). Directs any person to any place for the purpose of committing any lewd or indecent act, or any acts for prostitution or fornication; or
Sec. 11-28(7). In any way aids, abets or participates in the doing for any of the act prohibited by this section.
(1953 Code, ch. 18, § 23; Ord. No. 5820, § 1, 7-5-83; Ord. No. 7187, § 1, 5-1-89; Ord. No. 7717, § 1, 11-25-91; Ord. No. 9192, § 1, 1-11-99)
State Law References: Sexual offenses, A.R.S. § 13-1401 et seq.; obscenity, A.R.S. § 13-3501 et seq.