Criminal Solicitation is defined as?

• A. The encouraging, requesting, or commanding of another to commit a crime
• B. Assisting after the fact
• C. Providing shelter
• D. Threatening

Answer: (A)

Criminal solicitation is the act of urging someone else to commit a crime. It covers encouraging, requesting, or commanding another person to commit a crime, with the intent that the crime be carried out. The crime can be complete even if the other person doesn’t actually follow through, because the illegal act is the solicitation itself. This differs from assisting after the fact (helping after the crime is done) or providing shelter (harboring someone), and from threatening (coercion or intimidation that is a separate offense). So the best choice is the one that describes asking or commanding someone to commit a crime.