Colorado § 18-7-205 Patronizing a prostitute

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-7-205 — Patronizing a prostitute

Colorado § 18-7-205

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Relating to Morals

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-205 (2026).

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(1)Any person who performs any of the following with a person not his spouse commits patronizing a prostitute:

(a)Engages in an act of sexual intercourse or of deviate sexual conduct with a prostitute; or

(b)Enters or remains in a place of prostitution with intent to engage in an act of sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct.

(2)Patronizing a prostitute is a petty offense. A person who is convicted of patronizing a prostitute may be required to pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars in addition to any penalty imposed by the court pursuant to section 18-1.3-401 or 18-1.3-503, 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.

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(1) Any person who performs any of the
following with a person not his spouse commits patronizing a prostitute:

(a) Engages in an act of sexual intercourse or of deviate sexual conduct with
a prostitute; or

(b) Enters or remains in a place of prostitution with intent to engage in an act
of sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct.

(2) Patronizing a prostitute is a petty offense. A person who is convicted of
patronizing a prostitute may be required to pay a fine of not more than five
thousand dollars in addition to any penalty imposed by the court pursuant to
section 18-1.3-401 or 18-1.3-503, 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.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 452, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-7-205. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 1332, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2011: (2) amended, (SB 11-085), ch. 257, p. 1129, � 5, effective August 10. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3194, � 267, effective March 1, 2022.