Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (as in force on 1 April 2022)
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(3) The punishment shall be imprisonment for two to eight years if procuring is committed
regularly for generating income.
(3a) If a criminal offence specified in paragraphs (1) to (3) is committed as a special
recidivist, the punishment shall be imprisonment for
a) one to five years, in the case specified in paragraph (1),
b) two to eight years, in the case specified in paragraph (2),
c) five to ten years, in the case specified in paragraph (3).
(4) The punishment shall be imprisonment for two to eight years if procuring, as specified in
paragraph (1), is committed
a) against a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years,
b) against a relative or a person raised by or under the supervision or care of the perpetrator,
or by abusing any other power or influence over the aggrieved party,
c) by deception, violence or threat.
(5) The punishment shall be imprisonment for five to ten years if
a) procuring as specified in paragraph (4) a) or b) also qualifies under point c),
b) procuring as specified in a point of paragraph (4) is committed as a special recidivist.
(6) A person who agrees to commit procuring regularly for generating income shall be
punished by imprisonment for up to three years.
Facilitating prostitution
Section 201 (1) A person who
a) induces another person to engage in prostitution,
b) makes a building or other location available to another person for prostitution,
c)
is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to three years.
(2) A person who commits the criminal offence specified in paragraph (1) concerning the
prostitution of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years, or provides assistance
to the prostitution of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years, shall be
punished by imprisonment for two to eight years.
(3) A person who operates, manages or provides material means for the operation of a
brothel shall be punished by imprisonment for one to five years.
(4) If facilitating prostitution is committed as a special recidivist, the punishment shall be
imprisonment
a) for one to five years, in the case specified in paragraph (1),
b) for five to ten years, in the case specified in paragraph (2),
c) for two to eight years, in the case specified in paragraph (3).
Living on the earnings of prostitution
Section 202 A person who lives, wholly or partially, on the earnings of another person
engaged in prostitution is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for up to
three years.
Exploitation of child prostitution
Section 203 (1) A person who seeks to gain from the prostitution of a person who has not
attained the age of eighteen years is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment
for two to eight years.
(2) A person who provides consideration for a sexual act with a person who has not attained
the age of eighteen years is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for two
to eight years.
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