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Promoting prostitution.


(1) A person commits the crime of promoting prostitution if, with intent to promote prostitution, the person knowingly:
(a) Owns, controls, manages, supervises or otherwise maintains a place of prostitution or a prostitution enterprise; or
(b) Induces or causes a person to engage in prostitution or to remain in a place of prostitution; or
(c) Receives or agrees to receive money or other property, other than as a prostitute being compensated for personally rendered prostitution services, pursuant to an agreement or understanding that the money or other property is derived from a prostitution activity; or
(d) Engages in any conduct that institutes, aids or facilitates an act or enterprise of prostitution.
(2) Promoting prostitution is a Class C felony. [1971 c.743 §251]

Law is also recorded under below names

  • ORS.167.012 - PROSTITUTION (PROMOTING)
  • 0167.012 PROST PRO / PROSTITUTION - PROMOTING
  • PROM PROST (C Felony)

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