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A poll conducted in Nevada in 2002 [86] found that 52% of the 600 respondents favored the existing legal and regulated brothels, while 31% were against laws that allow prostitution and the remainder were undecided, preferred fewer legal constraints on prostitution, or did not offer an opinion. In 2003, nearly 60% of Nevada residents opposed the ...
map of the counties of the U.S. state of Nevada, colored according to laws regarding prostitution and brothels. Information is accurate as of October 2010 English (en): Legality of brothel prostitution in Nevada by county
Map of USA highlighting Nevada, the only US state with legalized prostitution. Date: 8 July 2007: Source: Vector map from Blank US Map.svg by User:Theshibboleth. Raster map from Image:Map_of_USA_highlighting_prostitution.PNG by Tridentboy0687. Combined by Lokal_Profil; Author: Lokal_Profil: Permission (Reusing this file)
Nevada is the only state in the United States in which prostitution is legal, although only in 10 rural counties and only in licensed houses. There was no state law on prostitution in Nevada until 1971, when a section of the Nevada Revised Statutes effectively legalized prostitution in counties with a population of under 400,000. [80]
The states in gray indicate where prostitution is illegal. Prostitution is illegal in the vast majority of the United States as a result of state laws rather than federal laws. It is, however, legal in some rural counties within the state of Nevada. Additionally, it is decriminalized to sell sex in the state of Maine, but illegal to buy sex ...
Nevadans do not want to see Las Vegas borrow a page from Amsterdam and legalize hookers, pot and hashish, according to a new poll.
As of September 2023, there are only 19 legal brothels open in Nevada in just 6 of the state's 17 counties. [3] While prostitution is legal in parts of Nevada, it is illegal outside these licensed brothels. Prostitution is illegal under state law in Clark County, which contains Las Vegas and its metropolitan area. Other counties may choose to ...
Anti-human trafficking advocates across the state have been actively educating legislators since January 2023 about the need to change solicitation of prostitution from a misdemeanor to a felony.