Conduct constituting solicitation — Classification

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  1. (a) A person solicits the commission of an offense if, with the purpose of promoting or facilitating the commission of a specific offense, the person commands, urges, or requests another person to engage in specific conduct that would:

    1. (1) Constitute that offense;

    2. (2) Constitute an attempt to commit that offense;

    3. (3) Cause the result specified by the definition of that offense; or

    4. (4) Establish the other person's complicity in the commission or attempted commission of that offense.

  2. (b) Criminal solicitation is a:

    1. (1) Class A felony if the offense solicited is capital murder, treason, or a Class Y felony;

    2. (2) Class B felony if the offense solicited is a Class A felony;

    3. (3) Class C felony if the offense solicited is a Class B felony;

    4. (4) Class D felony if the offense solicited is a Class C felony;

    5. (5) Class A misdemeanor if the offense solicited is a Class D felony or an unclassified felony;

    6. (6) Class B misdemeanor if the offense solicited is a Class A misdemeanor;

    7. (7) Class C misdemeanor if the offense solicited is a Class B misdemeanor; or

    8. (8) Violation if the offense solicited is a Class C misdemeanor or an unclassified misdemeanor.


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