(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a victim of human trafficking if he or she knowingly engages in commercial sexual activity with another person who he or she knows or reasonably should know is a victim of human trafficking.
(b) (1) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class B felony.(2) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class A felony if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense.
(1) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class B felony.
(2) Patronizing a victim of human trafficking is a Class A felony if the victim was a minor at the time of the offense.
(c) (1) In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).(2) Fine payments received under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be deposited into the Arkansas Human Trafficking Council Support Fund.
(1) In addition to any other sentence authorized by this section, a person who violates this section by offering to pay, agreeing to pay, or paying a fee to engage in sexual activity upon conviction shall be ordered to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).
(2) Fine payments received under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be deposited into the Arkansas Human Trafficking Council Support Fund.