Colorado § 18-7-403 - Pandering of a child.
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§ 18-7-403. Pandering of a child.
(1) A person who does any of the following for money or other thing of value commits pandering of a child:
(a) Inducing a child by menacing or criminal intimidation to engage in commercial sexual activity; or
(b) Knowingly arranging or offering to arrange a situation in which a child may engage in commercial sexual activity.
(2) (a) Pandering of a child pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section is a class 2 felony. The court shall sentence a person convicted of pandering of a child as described in subsection (1)(a) of this section to the department of corrections for a term of at least the minimum of the presumptive range for a class 2 felony, as set forth in section 18-1.3-401.
(b) Pandering of a child pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section is a class 3 felony. The court shall sentence a person convicted of pandering of a child as described in subsection (1)(b) of this section to the department of corrections for a term of at least the minimum of the presumptive range for a class 3 felony, as set forth in section 18-1.3-401.
Source: L. 79: Entire part RC&RE, p. 741, § 1, effective May 31. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (SB 26-015), ch. 335, p. 2032, § 4, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Section 26 of chapter 335 (SB 26-015), Session Laws of Colorado 2026, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 26-015, see section 1 of chapter 335, Session Laws of Colorado 2026.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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