(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.