Prostitution and solicitation are misdemeanors that cover the two parties to the transaction - the provider and the buyer. Pandering is a felony and covers inducing, persuading, or encouraging another person to engage in prostitution. Pimping is a felony and covers profiting from someone else's prostitution. Human trafficking is a more serious felony that requires force, fraud, or coercion when the alleged victim is an adult, and is automatically charged (without needing force/fraud/coercion) when the alleged victim is a minor. The practical difference: prostitution is a District Court misdemeanor with probation-level outcomes. Trafficking is a Superior Court (or federal) felony with decades of exposure. Charging decisions in the middle ground - driving a friend to a hotel, splitting rent with another provider - are where competent defense matters most, because prosecutors sometimes overcharge.