California specific.

For your reading pleasure:

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http://www.shouselaw.com/engaging_in_prostitution.html

Additional info:
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http://www.shouselaw.com/solicitation_for_prostitution.html

The defendant is charged with soliciting another individual to engage in an act of prostitution.

To prove this crime, the prosecution must prove that:

- The defendant requested or otherwise solicited that another person engage in an act of prostitution;


- The defendant intended to engage in an act of prostitution with the other person;

AND

- The other person received the communication containing the request.