§ 21-1081. Offense - Punishment - Fines.

Any person who shall procure any other person for prostitution, or who, by promise, threats, violence or by any device or scheme shall cause, induce, persuade or encourage another person to become a prostitute; or shall procure a place as inmate in a house of prostitution for another person; or who shall, by promise, threats, violence, or by any device or scheme cause, induce, persuade or encourage an inmate of a house of prostitution to remain therein as such inmate; or who shall, by fraud, or artifice, or by duress of person or goods, or by abuse of any position of confidence or authority procure any other person to become a prostitute, or to enter any place in which prostitution is encouraged or allowed within this state, or to come into this state or leave this state for the purpose of prostitution, or who shall procure any other person, who has not previously practiced prostitution to become a prostitute within this state, or to come into this state or leave this state for the purpose of prostitution; or shall receive or give or agree to receive or give any money or thing of value for procuring or attempting to procure any other person to become an inmate of a house of prostitution within this state, or to come into this state or leave this state for the purpose of prostitution, shall be guilty of pandering, and upon conviction for any offense under this article shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a period of not less than two (2) years nor more than twenty (20) years and by fines as follows:  a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) upon the first conviction for such offense, a fine of not less than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) and not more than Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) upon the second conviction, and a fine of not less than Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) and not more than Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00) for the third or subsequent convictions for such offense.

R.L. 1910, § 2425.  Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 286, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 188, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2000, c. 123, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 120, § 3, emerg. eff. April 19, 2002.

Note

NOTE:  Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 286 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.