The Dallas Police Department has temporarily paused enforcement of the city's prostitution ordinance following a recent Dallas Municipal Court ruling.

It comes nearly two years after the city amended its ordinance to allow law enforcement to arrest or cite someone suspected of attempting to engage in prostitution.

According to a report by the Dallas Morning News , the May 21 ruling called the ordinance unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.

Corbin Rubinson, DPD public information officer, said in an email that the department has temporarily suspended enforcing the ordinance due to the ruling.

"The Department remains committed to enforcing all laws, and this ruling does not restrict officers from other methods of investigating and enforcing prostitution and trafficking crimes in the

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