and registering as a sex offender is not required.

This is true for both providers and clients.

(still not a lawyer)

Re: Getting Caught

Good question....in California, solicitation is a violation of Section 647 (b) of the California Penal Code...it is a misdemeanor violation carrying a maximum punishment of $1000 plus a penalty assessment (270%) of the base fine for a total max of $3700 and/or 6 months in the County Jail...it is a priorable offense which means once you are convicted the prior conviction remains on your record and can be used as an enhancement for sentencing purposes should you be convicted again...on a second offense you will do 30 days (plus a fine) and on a third and subsequent offense, you will do minimum 90 days (plus a fine)...when you have a prior conviction you can do up to a year in the county jail...the priors are generally alleged against the providers (not fair ....although they can be alleged against the john as well...some jurisdictions can get really funky about these offenses...there are provisions in the law which allow for impoundment and forfeiture of vehicles plus publication of the conviction in the local news gazette (not what your wife would want to see ......that's about it....if you have more specific questions, you may e-mail privately or if it's something you would like to share with the general community, I'll be happy to provide info on the board...regards, levendi

I know of a lady who got caught in OKC.  It was a felony and she had to register as a sex offender there.

Jayden

Even in Nevada:

NRS 201.300  1.  A person who: (a) Induces, persuades, encourages, inveigles, entices or compels a person to become a prostitute or to continue to engage in prostitution; ... If no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used upon the adult, is guilty of a category D felony.

Obviously this statute is intended to keep you from encouraging someone to be a prostitute. However, offering someone $300 on the street to ... seems like it meets the letter of the law (encourage to continue to engage in prostitution).

If you agreed to oral sex-a perverse act in many places then yes you would have to register as a sex offender. I knew a porn star who had to register as a sex offender because she licked a tit in on a stage in Ca.
Strippers are targeted and this happens to them all the time.
We live under tyranny in this country.

The legal ramifications are the least of one's worries.  Even first time felonies in most jurisdictions don't end up with real time.  Rather, they end up with a fine, probation, and maybe community service.  

The problem is publicity and reaction.  Some cities have been publicizing the names of people (usually men) arrested for solicitation.  Others have confiscated cars if the soliciation happened on the street.  

Before you laugh at street soliciation, remember that with this principal your computer is up for grabs as an instrumenality of the crime. When a computer is seized they may or may not let you get other data off the drive.  Legal advice: be really polite and nice. When you want your hard drive copied, it will depend on if they like you.

(Admittedly, it is incedibly unlikely.)

In short, the nature of the offense is minor compared to being "outed."