City of Portland v. Potts

Defendant appeals her conviction for loitering to solicit prostitution. Portland City Code 14.24.050. We affirm.

Defendant demurred to the complaint on the grounds that Portland City Code 14.24.050 has been preempted by ORS 167.007, ORS 161.405 and ORS 167.012, in that it requires less culpability than that required by those statutes, and that the ordinance is vague and, therefore, violates Article I, sections 20 and 21, of the Oregon Constitution. The demurrer was overruled. She also moved to suppress evidence obtained as a result of the arrest, which was denied. The city called only one…