Colorado § 18-7-201 - Prostitution prohibited.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 18-7-201 — Prostitution prohibited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-7-201. Prostitution prohibited.
(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.
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.
ANNOTATION
This is an offense involving moral turpitude. R & F Enters., Inc. v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 199 Colo. 137, 606 P.2d 64 (1980).
Applied in People v. Mason, 642 P.2d 8 (Colo. 1982).
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Section 18-7-201 ("Prostitution prohibited.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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