Sex Purchase Law
In November 2008 the Storting passed legislation which criminalised purchasing sex. This became section 202a of the Norwegian Penal Code.
Section 202a Any person who (a) engages in or aids and abets another person to engage in sexual activity or commit a sexual act on making or agreeing payment,
(b)engages in sexual activity or a sexual act on such payment being agreed or made by another person, or
(c) in the manner described in (a) or (b) causes someone to carry out with herself or himself acts corresponding to sexual activity, shall be liable to fines or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both. If the sexual activity or sexual act is carried out in a particularly offensive manner and no penalty may be imposed pursuant to other provisions, the penalty shall be imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year
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