A.R.S. § 13-3554: Luring a Minor Classification
Luring a minor for sexual exploitation; classification
What is luring a minor for sexual exploitation in Arizona?
In Arizona, luring a minor for sexual exploitation is offering or soliciting sexual conduct with another person while knowing or having reason to know that person is a minor, is a class 3 felony, and carries no eligibility for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon, or release from confinement except as specifically authorized by law; it is not a defense that the other person turns out not to be a minor.
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13-3554. Luring a minor for sexual exploitation; classification
A. A person commits luring a minor for sexual exploitation by offering or soliciting sexual conduct with another person knowing or having reason to know that the other person is a minor.
B. It is not a defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section that the other person is not a minor.
C. Luring a minor for sexual exploitation is a class 3 felony, and if the minor is under fifteen years of age it is punishable pursuant to section 13-705. A person who is convicted of a violation of this section is not eligible for suspension of sentence, probation, pardon or release from confinement on any basis except as specifically authorized by section 31-233, subsection A or B until the sentence imposed by the court has been served or commuted.
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