§712-1202 - Promoting prostitution in the first degree.

     §712-1202  Promoting prostitution in the first degree.  (1)  A person commits the offense of promoting prostitution in the first degree if the person knowingly:

    (a)   Advances prostitution by compelling a person by force, threat, or intimidation to engage in prostitution, or profits from such coercive conduct by another; or

    (b)   Advances or profits from prostitution of a person less than eighteen years old.

     (2)  Promoting prostitution in the first degree is a class B felony.

     (3)  As used in this section, "threat" means any of the actions listed in section 707-764(1). [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1993, c 130, §2; am L 2008, c 147, §8]