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Arizona lawmakers add felony, mandatory fine to cut down on prostitution

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers have approved a new approach they say should cut down on prostitution: Come down harder on the people who patronize them but ease up on some who are victims of sex trafficking.

Legislation set to take effect in September would make it a felony to pay for sex.

It’s already a misdemeanor. And there are mandatory minimum 15-day jail terms for a first offense, going up to six months behind bars for those convicted three or more times.

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