Pandering Definition

Pandering, C.R.S. 18-7-203

(1) Any person who does any of the following for money or any other thing of value commits pandering:

(a) Inducing a person by menacing or criminal intimidation to commit prostitution

(b) Knowingly arranging or offering to arrange a situation in which a person may practice prostitution.

(2) (a) Pandering under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section is a class 5 felony. A person who is convicted of pandering under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section shall be required to pay a fine of not less than $5000 and not more than $10,000 in addition to any penalty imposed by the court pursuant to section 18-1.3-401. The 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, C.R.S.

(b) Pandering pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section is a class 2 misdemeanor. A person who is convicted of pandering shall be required to pay a fine of not less than $5000 and not more than $10,000 in addition to any penalty imposed by the court pursuant to section 18-1.3-501. The 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, C.R.S.