Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-7-203 — Pandering.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 2: PROSTITUTION, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-7-203
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 does any of the following for money or other thing of value commits pandering: (a) Inducing a person by menacing or criminal intimidation to commit prostitution; or (b) Knowingly arranging or offering to arrange a situation in which a person may practice prostitution. (2) (a) Pandering under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section is a class 5 felony. A person who is convicted of pandering under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section shall be required to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars in addition to any penalty imposed by the court pursuant to section 18-1.3-401, which additional fine shall be transferred to the state treasurer, who shall transfer the same to the prostitution enforcement cash fund created in section 24-33.5-513, C.R.S. (b) Pandering pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of pandering shall be required to pay a fine of not less than five thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars in addition to any penalty imposed by the court pursuant to section 18-1.3-501, which additional fine shall be transferred to the state treasurer, who shall transfer the same to the prostitution enforcement cash fund created in section 24-33.5-513.
Official sources
Legal terms used in this section
Questions this section answers
Is pandering a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
It depends on the circumstances: pandering ranges from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 5 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-7-203.
Pandering by inducement through menacing or criminal intimidation: class 5 felony (C.R.S. § 18-7-203(2)(a)) · Pandering by arranging a situation for prostitution: class 2 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-7-203(2)(b))
Which Colorado statute covers pandering?
Pandering is governed by C.R.S. § 18-7-203 (Pandering).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.