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CRS 18-7-206 is the Colorado law that defines pimping as knowingly living on a prostitute’s earnings. Pimping is a class 3 felony punishable by four to 12 years in prison and/or $3,000 to $750,000 in fines.
CRS 18-7-206 states:
Any person who knowingly lives on or is supported or maintained in whole or in part by money or other thing of value earned, received, procured, or realized by any other person through prostitution commits pimping, which is a class 3 felony.
In this article, our Colorado criminal defense attorneys discuss:
Colorado prostitution law defines pimping as knowingly living off another person’s sex work earnings.1
Example: Jenny makes money on the side by selling sexual acts for cash. Every month she gives half of her sex work earnings to her unemployed brother. Her brother knows that the money comes from Jenny’s sex acts. Here, the brother could be convicted of pimping because he knowingly took Jenny’s sex work earnings. It does not matter that no one forced Jenny to give the money to her brother.
Note that a person can face pimping charges even if the money is a small amount, or if the prostitution was a one-time event.
CRS 18-7-206 makes pimping a class 3 felony punishable by four to 12 years in prison and/or $3,000 to $750,000 in fines.
In Colorado, what people often think of pimping is actually the crime of pandering (CRS 18-7-203). Pandering is when someone – in exchange for money or something else of value – either:
Therefore, panderers are people who actively manage sex workers or threaten people into doing sex work. In contrast, pimps receive the proceeds of prostitution whether or not they had any part in inducing or managing the sex workers. In many cases, defendants face sex crime charges for both pimping and pandering.2
As a class 3 felony, pimping carries:
Note that if the prostitute was a child under 18 years old, prison is mandatory. Plus the court will order sex offender registration. Learn more about Colorado sex offender sentencing.4
Also note that pimping is a more serious offense than pandering, which is usually a class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to 120 days in jail and/or up to $750. But pandering with intimidation or menace is a class 5 felony punishable by one to three years in prison and/or $1,000 to $100,000.5
Eight potential defenses to Colorado pimping charges include:
Pimping arguably qualifies as an aggravated felony and is therefore a deportable offense.
Non-citizens charged with this crime are strongly encouraged to hire an experienced attorney. It may be possible to persuade prosecutors to dismiss the case or have it reduced to a non-deportable crime.7 Learn about the criminal defense of immigrants.
Colorado state law requires pimping sentences to be served in state prison, not county jail.
Pimping convictions can never be sealed in Colorado. But if the case gets dismissed, then the defendant can petition the court for a record seal immediately.8
Learn how to seal criminal records in Colorado.
People facing criminal charges are invited to contact our Colorado criminal defense lawyers for legal advice. Our criminal justice system lawyers serve clients throughout the state, including Denver, Colorado Springs, Arapahoe, Boulder, and more. Our Colorado criminal law firm handles all types of felony-, misdemeanor-, and petty offense-cases from domestic violence to DUI.
In California? See our article on California pimping laws (PC 266h).
In Nevada? See our article about Nevada pimping laws (NRS 201.320).