(1) A person is guilty of promoting prostitution when he knowingly advances or profits
from prostitution.
(2) Promoting prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor unless the person managed,
supervised, controlled, or owned, either alone or in association with others, a house
of prostitution or a prostitution business or enterprise involving prostitution activity
by two (2) or more prostitutes, in which case it is a Class D felony.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 19, sec. 7, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 289, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1986. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch.
406, sec. 253, effective January 1, 1975.
Notes of Decisions
Dukes v. Mid-E. Athletic Conf., 213 F. Supp. 3d 887 (W.D. Ky. 2016).
“Dukes identifies such a statute, Kentucky Revised Statute § 529.040, but only in her response. See Dukes’ Resp.”
Dukes v. Mid-E. Athletic Conf., 213 F. Supp. 3d 878 (W.D. Ky. 2016).
“Dukes identifies such a statute, Kentucky Revised Statute § 529.040, but only in her response. Dukes’ Resp.”
Moffitt v. Commonwealth, 360 S.W.3d 247 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012).
“Promoting prostitution, as set forth in KRS 529.040, when the defendant advances or profits from the prostitution of a person under the age of eighteen (18); 7.”
Hamilton-Smith v. Commonwealth, 285 S.W.3d 307 (Ky. Ct. App. 2009).
“Promoting prostitution, as set forth in KRS 529.040, when the defendant advances or profits from the prostitution of a person under the age of eighteen (18); 7.”
Hale v. Commonwealth, 396 S.W.3d 841 (Ky. 2013).
“Carved out from the new section were offenses involving child pornography and child prostitution, which were addressed in new statutory sections of their own — KRS Chapter 531 and KRS 529.040(i )(b) respectively. The rest of the original KRS 530.”
Hood v. Commonwealth, 230 S.W.3d 596 (Ky. Ct. App. 2007).
· cites it 8× “Hood did not present the argument that there was a variance to the trial court, other than reiterating her argument that KRS 529.040 required proof of prostitution activity by two or more prostitutes on the same day.”
Rollin v. Off. of Comm'r (W.D. Ky. 2022).
“Promoting prostitution, as set forth in KRS 529.040, when the defendant advances or profits from the prostitution of a person under the age of eighteen (18); 7.”
Gullett v. Commonwealth, 266 S.W.3d 835 (Ky. Ct. App. 2008).
“Promoting prostitution, as set forth in KRS 529.040, when the defendant advances or profits from the prostitution of a person under the age of eighteen (18); 7.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 529.040(1) — 1 case
Hood v. Commonwealth, 230 S.W.3d 596 (Ky. Ct. App. 2007).
“Hood did not present the argument that there was a variance to the trial court, other than reiterating her argument that KRS 529.040 required proof of prostitution activity by two or more prostitutes on the same day.”
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