Existing law provides that a person who, without consideration, knowingly accepts, receives, levies or appropriates any money or other valuable thing from the proceeds of a prostitute is guilty of the crime of living from the earnings of a prostitute and shall be punished for: (1) a category C felony if physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used in the commission of the crime; or (2) a category D felony if no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used in the commission of the crime. (NRS 201.320) This bill provides that a person who commits any such act against a victim that is a child is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by: (1) imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 3 years and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, if physical force or the immediate threat of physical force is used against the victim; or (2) imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 10 years, if no physical force or immediate threat of physical force is used against the victim.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 201.320
BDR: 201.320