N.Y. Penal Law § 230.04 : PENAL — SPECIFIC OFFENSES — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS — PROSTITUTION OFFENSES — Patronizing a person for prostitution in the third degree TEXT PDF A person is guilty of patronizing a person for prostitution in the third degree when he or she patronizes a person for prostitution. Patronizing a person for prostitution in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor. N.Y. Penal Law § 230.04 Amended by New York Laws 2015, ch. 368,Sec. 12, eff. 1/19/2016.