§ 5-3-301 - Conduct constituting solicitation -- Classification.

5-3-301. Conduct constituting solicitation -- Classification.

(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) Constitute that offense;

(2) Constitute an attempt to commit that offense;

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

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

(b) Criminal solicitation is a:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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