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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-206 (2026)

Pimping

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Any person who knowingly lives on or is supported or maintained in whole or in part by money or other thing of value earned, received, procured, or realized by any other person through prostitution commits pimping, which is a class 3 felony.

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 452, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-7-206. L. 72: p. 274, § 3. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 707, § 1, effective March 22.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: v. Grosko, 2021 COA 28 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021).
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v. Grosko, 2021 COA 28 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 11× “Grosko — Crimes — Pimping; Criminal Law — Limitation for Commencing Criminal And Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings — Continuing Offenses; Constitutional Law — Fifth Amendment — Double Jeopardy — Multiplicity A division of the court of appeals decides two matters of first…”
People v. Johnson, 578 P.2d 226 (Colo. 1978). · cites it 12× “The appellant was convicted of two counts of pimping, in violation of section 18-7-206, C.R.S. 1973. On appeal, he asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to grant him a postconviction evidentiary hearing pursuant to Crim.”
People v. Mason, 642 P.2d 8 (Colo. 1982). · cites it 6× “8), and pimping, section 18-7-206, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl. Vol.”
People v. Ganatta, 638 P.2d 268 (Colo. 1981). · cites it 6× “Any person who knowingly lives on or is supported or maintained in *271 whole or in part by money or other thing of value earned, received, procured, or realized by any other person through prostitution commits pimping, which is a class 5 felony.”
People v. Cerrone, 867 P.2d 143 (Colo. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 8× “Section 18-7-206, C.R.S. (1986 Repl.Vol. 8B) defines pimping as follows: Any person who knowingly lives on or is supported or maintained in whole or in part by money or other thing of value earned, received, procured, or realized by any other person through prostitution commits…”
People v. Stage, 575 P.2d 423 (Colo. 1978). · cites it 3× “…proceedings consistent with this opinion. MR. JUSTICE LEE does not participate. 1 Section 18-8-604, C.R.S. 1973. 2 Section 18-7-206, C.R.S. 1973.”
People v. Franklin, 645 P.2d 1 (Colo. 1982). · cites it 3× “The People appeal from a judgment of acquittal entered by the Denver District Court after a jury had been unable to reach a verdict on charges brought against the defendant, Robert Lee Franklin, for pimping, section 18-7-206, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.Vol.”
People v. Cerrone, 854 P.2d 178 (Colo. 1993). · cites it 2× “(1986), one count of pimping, § 18-7-206, 8B C.R.S. (1986), and one count of pandering, § 18-7-203(l)(b), 8B C.”
Cerrone v. People, 900 P.2d 45 (Colo. 1995). · cites it 4× “(1986), one count of pimping, § 18-7-206, 8B C.R.S. (1986), and one count of pandering, § 18-7-203, 8B C.”
People v. Barron, 578 P.2d 649 (Colo. 1978). · cites it 6× “He contends, specifically, that the district attorney failed to state what evidence would show that the appellant had lived on or been “supported or maintained in whole or in part by money .”
Ferguson v. People, 824 P.2d 803 (Colo. 1992). · cites it 2× “(1986) (sexual intercourse with any person not the offender’s spouse, in exchange for money or other thing of value, proscribed as prostitution); § 18-7-206, 8B C.R.S. (1986) (to live on or be supported by money received by another person through prostitution punished as…”
People v. Cerrone, 829 P.2d 468 (Colo. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “8B), one count of pimping, § 18-7-206, C.R.S. (1986 Repl.Yol. 8B), and one count of pandering, § 18-7-203, C.”
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