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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-89 (2025)

Permitting prostitution: Class A misdemeanor

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(a) A person is guilty of permitting prostitution when, having possession or control of premises which he knows are being used for prostitution purposes, he fails to make reasonable effort to halt or abate such use.

(b) Permitting prostitution is a class A misdemeanor and any person found guilty shall be fined two thousand dollars.

(1969, P.A. 828, S. 90; P.A. 16-71, S. 19.)

History: P.A. 16-71 amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re $2,000 fine.

Cited. 185 C. 199.

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Cited in 1 case, 1981–1981 · leading case: State v. Lloyd, 440 A.2d 867 (Conn. 1981).
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State v. Lloyd, 440 A.2d 867 (Conn. 1981). · cites it 2× “The defendant, Bruce Elmore Lloyd, was charged with sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71, risk of injury to a minor child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21, attempt to promote prostitution in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-86…”
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