Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.88.050
Prostitution—Sex of parties immaterial—No defense
Washington · Revised Code of Washington Chapter 9A.88 — Indecent Exposure—Prostitution · Status: effective
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- Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.88.050, Prostitution—Sex of parties immaterial—No defense, Washington, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1490101
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In any prosecution for prostitution, the sex of the two parties or prospective parties to the sexual conduct engaged in, contemplated, or solicited is immaterial, and it is no defense that:
(1) Such persons were of the same sex; or(2) The person who received, agreed to receive, or solicited a fee was a male and the person who paid or agreed or offered to pay such fee was female.