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Ind. Code § 35-45-4-4

Promoting prostitution

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Matthew Pavlovich v. State of Indiana (2014)

Most recently applied in Matthew Pavlovich v. State of Indiana (March 2014)

As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.5

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Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "juvenile prostitution victim" means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age who engages in juvenile prostitution.

(b) A person who:

(1) knowingly or intentionally entices or compels another person to become a prostitute or juvenile prostitution victim;

(2) knowingly or intentionally procures, or offers or agrees to procure, a person for another person for the purpose of prostitution or juvenile prostitution;

(3) having control over the use of a place, knowingly or intentionally permits another person to use the place for prostitution or juvenile prostitution;

(4) receives money or other property from a prostitute or juvenile prostitution victim, without lawful consideration, knowing it was earned in whole or in part from prostitution or juvenile prostitution; or

(5) knowingly or intentionally conducts or directs another person to a place for the purpose of prostitution or juvenile prostitution;

commits promoting prostitution, a Level 5 felony. However, the offense is a Level 4 felony under subdivision (1) if the person enticed or compelled is less than eighteen (18) years of age.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.