§ 230.30 Promoting prostitution in the second degree.

Attorney's Note

Under the New York Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C felonybetween 1 and 15 yearsup to $15,000
For details, see N.Y. Penal Law § 70.00

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A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the second degree when he or she knowingly:

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

2. Advances or profits from prostitution of a person less than eighteen years old.

Promoting prostitution in the second degree is a class C felony.