In addition to prostitution, the state legislature also has outlawed patronizing prostitution and promoting prostitution. Patronizing prostitution occurs under Tenn. Code § 39-13-514 when individuals solicit or hire others to engage in prostitution or enter a house of prostitution to engage in sexual activity. Patronizing prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor under state law.
Likewise, promoting prostitution covers a broad range of activities, including owning, controlling, or managing a prostitution business or a house of prostitution. This offense also occurs when individuals procure prostitutes or inmates for a house of prostitution or solicit others to patronize prostitutes.