Colorado § 18-7-201 Prostitution prohibited

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-7-201 — Prostitution prohibited

Colorado § 18-7-201

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Relating to Morals

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-201 (2026).

Text

(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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(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.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 451, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-7-201. L. 77: Entire section R&RE, p. 987, � 1, effective May 27. L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3193, � 264, effective March 1, 2022.