Under normal circumstances, they will not be criminally detained. If you are caught red-handed, you will be detained by the police. According to the provisions of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment, those who engage in prostitution or whoring shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and may be fined less than 5,000 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan.
Prostitution has been a common occurrence since ancient times. It is illegal to engage in improper sexual behavior by paying a certain amount of money and property. Many people will think that whoring is a crime, but in fact there is no such thing in law.
1. How long will prostitutes be detained?
Those caught whoring shall be detained for more than 18 days and less than 15 days, and those with minor circumstances shall be detained for less than 5 days. According to the People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law:
Article 66 A person who engages in prostitution or whoring shall be detained for more than 18 days and less than 15 days, and may also be fined less than 5,000 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan.
Whoever solicits prostitutes in public places shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan.
Article 67 Whoever lures, shelters or introduces others to prostitution shall be detained for more than 10 days and less than 15 days, and may also be fined less than 5,000 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan.
Second, under what circumstances will prostitutes not be administratively detained?
1, full 14 years old but under 16 years old;
2, has reached the age of sixteen but less than eighteen, the first violation of public security management.
3, more than 70 years old.
Does prostitution constitute a crime?
Prostitution is not a crime, but an illegal act.
1, Article 66 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment stipulates:
Those who engage in prostitution and whoring shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and may be fined less than 5,000 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan.
2. In the past, people who were caught in prostitution or whoring for the first time were generally fined; Those who are arrested again are incorrigible, especially those who engage in prostitution and whoring, and are generally sentenced to six months to two years of reeducation through labor.