2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 7. Offenses Relating to Morals
Section 18-7-201. Prostitution prohibited.

Universal Citation:
CO Rev Stat § 18-7-201 (2020)
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(1) Any person who performs or offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, or anal intercourse with any person not his spouse in exchange for money or other thing of value commits prostitution.

(2) (a) "Fellatio", as used in this section, means any act of oral stimulation of the penis.

  1. "Cunnilingus", as used in this section, means any act of oral stimulation of the vulvaor clitoris.

  2. "Masturbation", as used in this section, means stimulation of the genital organs bymanual or other bodily contact exclusive of sexual intercourse.

  3. "Anal intercourse", as used in this section, means contact between human beings ofthe genital organs of one and the anus of another.

(3) Prostitution is a class 3 misdemeanor.

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 451, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-7-201. L. 77: Entire section R&RE, p. 987, § 1, effective May 27.

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