Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-7-201 — Prostitution prohibited.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 2: PROSTITUTION, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-7-201
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) Any person who performs or offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, or anal intercourse with any person not his spouse in exchange for money or other thing of value commits prostitution. (2) (a) "Fellatio", as used in this section, means any act of oral stimulation of the penis. (b) "Cunnilingus", as used in this section, means any act of oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris. (c) "Masturbation", as used in this section, means stimulation of the genital organs by manual or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse. (d) "Anal intercourse", as used in this section, means contact between human beings of the genital organs of one and the anus of another. (3) Prostitution is a petty offense.
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Questions this section answers
Is prostitution prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Prostitution prohibited is a petty offense in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-7-201.
Which Colorado statute covers prostitution prohibited?
Prostitution prohibited is governed by C.R.S. § 18-7-201 (Prostitution prohibited).
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