Section 35-45-4-4 - Promoting prostitution(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.
Amended by P.L. 86-2017,SEC. 16, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 528, eff. 7/1/2014.As added by Acts1976 , P.L. 148, SEC.5. Amended by Acts1977 , P.L. 340, SEC.79; Acts1978 , P.L. 148, SEC.6.