North Dakota § 12.1-29-01 Promoting prostitution

North Dakota Statutes

§ 12.1-29-01 — Promoting prostitution

North Dakota § 12.1-29-01

Title 12.1Criminal Code

Ch. 12.1-29Prostitution

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N.D. Cent. Code § 12.1-29-01 (2026).

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1.A person is guilty of an offense if he:

a.Operates a prostitution business or a house of prostitution;

b.Induces or otherwise intentionally causes another to become engaged in sexual activity as a business; or

c.Knowingly procures a prostitute for a prostitution business or a house of prostitution.

2.The offense is a class C felony if it is under subdivision b or c of subsection 1 or if it is under subdivision a and the actor owns, controls, manages, or otherwise supervises the prostitution business or house of prostitution. Otherwise the offense is a class A misdemeanor.

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1. A person is guilty of an offense if he:
a. Operates a prostitution business or a house of prostitution;
b. Induces or otherwise intentionally causes another to become engaged in sexual
activity as a business; or
c. Knowingly procures a prostitute for a prostitution business or a house of
prostitution.
2. The offense is a class C felony if it is under subdivision b or c of subsection 1 or if it is
under subdivision a and the actor owns, controls, manages, or otherwise supervises
the prostitution business or house of prostitution. Otherwise the offense is a class A
misdemeanor.