NY State — NY Penal Law

§ 230.25 — Promoting prostitution in the third degree

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What is NY PL § 230.25?

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A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the third degree when he or she knowingly: 1. Advances or profits from prostitution by managing, supervising, controlling or owning, either alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business or enterprise involving prostitution activi

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§ 230.25 Promoting prostitution in the third degree

PL § 230.25

§ 230.25 Promoting prostitution in the third degree.

A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the third degree when he or she knowingly:

1.Advances or profits from prostitution by managing, supervising, controlling or owning, either alone or in association with others, a house of prostitution or a prostitution business or enterprise involving prostitution activity by two or more persons in prostitution, or a business that sells travel-related services knowing that such services include or are intended to facilitate travel for the purpose of patronizing a person for prostitution, including to a foreign jurisdiction and regardless of the legality of prostitution in said foreign jurisdiction; or

2.Advances or profits from prostitution of a person less than nineteen years old.

Promoting prostitution in the third degree is a class D felony.

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