District of Columbia Statutes
§ 22-2712 — Operating house of prostitution.
District of Columbia § 22-2712
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 22Criminal Offenses and Penalties.
Ch. 27Prostitution; Pandering.
Subch. IGeneral.
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Bluebook
D.C. Code § 22-2712 (2026).
Text
Any person who, within the District of Columbia, knowingly, shall accept, receive, levy, or appropriate any money or other valuable thing, without consideration other than the furnishing of a place for prostitution or the servicing of a place for prostitution, from the proceeds or earnings of any individual engaged in prostitution shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years and by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 .
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Legislative History
June 25, 1910, 36 Stat. 833, ch. 404, § 8; as added Jan. 3, 1941, 54 Stat. 1226, ch. 936, § 4; May 21, 1994, D.C. Law 10-119, § 12(f), 41 DCR 1639; June 11, 2013, D.C. Law 19-317, § 229(f), 60 DCR 2064
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Bluebook (online)
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