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Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 796
PROSTITUTION
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F.S. 796.035
796.035 Selling or buying of minors into sex trafficking or prostitution; penalties.Any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor who sells or otherwise transfers custody or control of such minor, or offers to sell or otherwise transfer custody of such minor, with knowledge that, as a consequence of the sale or transfer, the minor will engage in prostitution, perform naked for compensation, or otherwise participate in the trade of sex trafficking, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.s. 3, ch. 2004-391; s. 2, ch. 2008-172.