New Jersey A1407 upgrades penalties for certain prostitution crimes and creates new crimes for leaders and participants in prostitution networks.

New Jersey A1407 amends the state's criminal code to upgrade penalties for certain prostitution crimes, including promotion of prostitution, compelling another to engage in prostitution, and promoting prostitution of one’s spouse. These offenses are now classified as crimes of the second degree, with a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment during which parole is not eligible. The bill also introduces new crimes: being a leader of a prostitution network, a second-degree crime, and being a participant in a prostitution network, a third-degree crime.

New Jersey A1407 upgrades penalties for certain prostitution crimes and creates new crimes for leaders and participants in prostitution networks.

New Jersey A1407 amends the state's criminal code to upgrade penalties for certain prostitution crimes, including promotion of prostitution, compelling another to engage in prostitution, and promoting prostitution of one’s spouse. These offenses are now classified as crimes of the second degree, with a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment during which parole is not eligible. The bill also introduces new crimes: being a leader of a prostitution network, a second-degree crime, and being a participant in a prostitution network, a third-degree crime.