HB 24-1092

House Bill 24-1092 in Colorado mandates that anyone convicted of crimes related to child prostitution must receive a minimum prison sentence. For most offenses, the sentence is at least 4 years, while for more severe cases involving threats or intimidation, it's at least 8 years. This bill affects individuals who commit serious crimes against children involved in prostitution. Since the bill has been signed into law, it means that these new sentencing requirements are now enforceable by courts in Colorado.

Official Summary

Under current law, various crimes related to child prostitution are class 3 felonies. These crimes include soliciting for child prostitution, one type of pandering of a child, procurement of a child, keeping a place of child prostitution, pimping of a child, inducement of child prostitution, and patronizing a prostituted child. The bill requires a court to sentence a person convicted of one of these crimes to the department of corrections for a term of at least the minimum of the presumptive range for a class 3 felony, which is 4 years. Under current law, the crime of pandering of a child is either a class 2 or a class 3 felony, depending on the conduct involved. Pandering that uses menacing or criminal intimidation to induce a child to commit prostitution is a class 2 felony. The bill requires a court to sentence a person convicted of this type of pandering to the department of corrections for a term of at least the minimum of the presumptive range for a class 2 felony, which is 8 years. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)