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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3209 (2026)

Pandering; methods; classification

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A person is guilty of a class 5 felony who knowingly:

1. Places any person in the charge or custody of any other person for purposes of prostitution.

2. Places any person in a house of prostitution with the intent that such person become a prostitute or engage in an act of prostitution.

3. Compels, induces or encourages any person to reside with that person, or with any other person, for the purpose of prostitution.

4. Compels, induces or encourages any person to become a prostitute or engage in an act of prostitution.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2021 · leading case: State v. Rodgers, 655 P.2d 1348 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982).
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State v. Rodgers, 655 P.2d 1348 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 9× “§ 13-3204, one count of pandering as proscribed by A.R.S. § 13-3209 and one count of aggravated assault in violation of A.”
State v. Daugherty, 845 P.2d 474 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 13-3209(4). In a case such as this one, in which a defendant is convicted of inducing or encouraging criminal activity exclusively through words, the statements are the whole of the crime.”
State v. Taylor, 808 P.2d 314 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “"Pandering” is defined and classified in A.R.S. § 13-3209 (1989), which is quoted and discussed infra.”
State v. Daniels (Ariz. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “See A.R.S. § 13-3209 (pandering is a Class 5 felony); see also A.”
State v. Brown (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 13-3209(4). And, a person is guilty of assault if he “[k]nowingly touch[es] another person with the intent to injure, insult or provoke such person.”
State v. Norman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “” A.R.S. § 13-3209(3)–(4). Norman argues that he cannot be guilty of pandering because his messages were not directed to an “actual person” as defined in A.”
State v. Hartwell (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “§§ 13-1003(A), -2312(A) and (B), and -3208(B); knowingly placed women in a house of prostitution, intending that they act as prostitutes in violation of § 13-3209(2); knowingly received and controlled all proceeds from employees working in his house of prostitution in violation…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3209(2) — 1 case
State v. Hartwell (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “§§ 13-1003(A), -2312(A) and (B), and -3208(B); knowingly placed women in a house of prostitution, intending that they act as prostitutes in violation of § 13-3209(2); knowingly received and controlled all proceeds from employees working in his house of prostitution in violation…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3209(3) — 1 case
State v. Norman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2021). “” A.R.S. § 13-3209(3)–(4). Norman argues that he cannot be guilty of pandering because his messages were not directed to an “actual person” as defined in A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3209(4) — 3 cases
State v. Rodgers, 655 P.2d 1348 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982). “§ 13-3204, one count of pandering as proscribed by A.R.S. § 13-3209 and one count of aggravated assault in violation of A.”
State v. Daugherty, 845 P.2d 474 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1992). “A.R.S. § 13-3209(4). In a case such as this one, in which a defendant is convicted of inducing or encouraging criminal activity exclusively through words, the statements are the whole of the crime.”
State v. Brown (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). “” A.R.S. § 13-3209(4). And, a person is guilty of assault if he “[k]nowingly touch[es] another person with the intent to injure, insult or provoke such person.”
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