Solicitation: PC 647(b)
At Kern Law, APC, we have successfully represented clients for over 15 years against charges of Solicitation, PC 647(b). If you or someone you know has been charged, arrested, or is under investigation for PC 647(b), contact Kern Law, APC today. We provide confidential consultations, and we are conveniently located in La Mesa, California.
At Kern Law, APC, we aggressively defend our clients charged with PC 647(b) and put forth the strongest defense available based on the facts of the case. We challenge illegally obtained evidence through suppression motions, statements that were made either involuntarily or through coercion, and conduct our own investigation to provide the strongest possible defense.
Solicitation in California applies to both prostitutes and customers. A person engages in an act of prostitution if he or she has sexual intercourse or does a lewd act with someone else in exchange for money or other compensation. A lewd act means touching the genitals, buttocks, or female breast of either the prostitute or customer with some part of the other person’s body for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification. Under the law, when a prostitute and a customer engage in sexual intercourse or lewd acts, both of them are engaged in an act of prostitution.
An allegation of Solicitation may carry significant legal, social, family, and reputational consequences. If someone is convicted of Solicitation in San Diego (California), he or she can be sentenced up to six months in county jail. If the person has a prior conviction for PC 647(b) the penalties include mandatory jail time. There are additional penalties if the Solicitation was committed in a vehicle – for example, the person could lose their driver’s license.
If you need help fighting a Solicitation charge, PC 647(b), contact Kern Law, APC today to schedule a consultation.