Colorado statute

C.R.S. § 18-7-403 — Pandering of a child.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 4: CHILD PROSTITUTION, Colorado Revised Statutes.

Criminal charges under this statute

Pandering of a child

Full text of C.R.S. § 18-7-403

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.

C.R.S. § 18-7-403Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session

(1) Any person who does any of the following for money or other thing of value commits pandering of a child: (a) Inducing a child by menacing or criminal intimidation to commit prostitution; or (b) Knowingly arranging or offering to arrange a situation in which a child may practice prostitution. (2) Pandering under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section is a class 2 felony. Pandering under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section is a class 3 felony.

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Is pandering of a child a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: pandering of a child ranges from a class 3 felony to a class 2 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-7-403.

Pandering of a child — inducement by menacing or criminal intimidation: class 2 felony (C.R.S. § 18-7-403(2)) · Pandering of a child — arranging prostitution situation: class 3 felony (C.R.S. § 18-7-403(2))

Which Colorado statute covers pandering of a child?

Pandering of a child is governed by C.R.S. § 18-7-403 (Pandering of a child).

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