Common Conviction Results

[Anon11155111]

So I know I can find the maximum penalties for being caught soliciting in various US States fairly easily, but is there anywhere I can go to find the common penalties? For example, in Arizona you can get up to 6 months in jail, but I assume that first time offenders do not usually get that.


On a related note, I know repeat offenders can get higher penalties, but does that apply across state lines? So would a conviction in Arizona lead to a higher penalty if convicted again in Louisiana?

[Fizley]

Every state has their own guidelines for penalties. Yes if you have a prior in another state that would be considered if a different state were to bring charges-its a simple background check.

However, you need to be caught. In almost all states a soliciting charge is a misdemeanor, so unless something weird were to occur getting caught means more than likely you did something that caught an eye of an officer. I know one fellow who pushed a red light leaving a hotel known for the hobby. Got pulled over and the officer started asking questions.

Stings require a lot of resources, several officers, several vehicles, and go way up in a pd department to occur. Usually stings are used as attention grabbing headlines.