(1) Any person who performs any of the following with a person not his spouse commits patronizing a prostitute:
(a) Engages in an act of sexual intercourse or of deviate sexual conduct with
a prostitute; or
(b) Enters or remains in a place of prostitution with intent to engage in an act
of sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct.
(2) Patronizing a prostitute is a petty offense. A person who is convicted of
patronizing a prostitute may be required to pay a fine of not more than five
thousand dollars in addition to any penalty imposed by the court pursuant to
section 18-1.3-401 or 18-1.3-503, which 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.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 452, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-7-205. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 1332, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2011: (2) amended, (SB 11-085), ch. 257, p. 1129, § 5, effective August 10. L. 2021: (2) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3194, § 267, effective March 1, 2022.
For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 257, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
