(1) Any person who has or exercises control over the use of any place which offers seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution and who performs any one or more of the following commits keeping a place of prostitution if he:
(a) Knowingly grants or permits the use of such place for the purpose of
prostitution; or
(b) Permits the continued use of such place for the purpose of prostitution
after becoming aware of facts or circumstances from which he should reasonably
know that the place is being used for purposes of prostitution.
(2) Keeping a place of prostitution is a class 2 misdemeanor.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 452, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-7-204.