Prostitution Laws
| San Fransisco, California |
Prostitutes are not obliged to make change for bills larger than $50. |
| China |
Many years ago in Tibet, the law required all women prostitute themselves. This was seen as a way to gain sexual experience prior to marriage. |
| Germany |
The Teutons, an Germanic tribe, would punish anyone caught as a prostitute by suffocating them in excrement. |
| Italy |
In Pompeii, a special law was directed at prostitutes. They had to dye their hair either blue, red or yellow in order to be able to work. |
| France |
An 18th century French prostitute could be spared punishment if she were willing to join the opera. |
| Kansas |
One month in jail and a $500 fine for anyone who gets caught with a Hooker. |
| Nevada |
Prostitution is legal. |
| Arizona |
A man can be incarcerated for from 1-to-10 years for causing his wife to be a prostitute. |
| Missouri |
It's a "high misdemeanor" for a fellow to "force" his wife to sell sexual services on the streets. |
| Arkansas |
A man can also get 10 years for placing "his spouse in a brothel." |
| California |
Don't import an Asian woman and make her a prostitute in California. If you're caught, you could get a year in prison and a $500 fine. |
| Buckfield, Maine |
The legislation declares that no taxi driver "will be allowed" to charge a fare to any passenger who gives him sexual favors in return for a ride home from a nightclub or other "establishment which serves alcoholic beverages," or any "place of business" selling liquor. |
| Beanville, Vermont |
It's against the law in for a road map to be printed and sold or given away if it contains advertising of a "lewd or lascivious nature."” The ban specifically includes ads for massage parlors and hot tubs, as both are believed to be of a "sensual bent." |
| Anniston, Alabama |
An old ordinance bans women from using promises of certain physical activities to pay off a bet on a match they are playing. Nor may they initiate sex while hanging around a pool hall. |
| Alabama |
Procuring or employing a girl from 10 to 18 years old for prostitution brings a relatively mild $300 to $500 fine and six months in jail. |
| South Dakota |
Prostitutes are still prohibited from plying their trade out of a covered wagon. |
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