California specific.
For your reading pleasure:
'
http://www.shouselaw.com/engaging_in_prostitution.html
Additional info:
'
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.