Permitting prostitution · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 230.40 Permitting prostitution.
A person is guilty of permitting prostitution when, having possession or control of premises or vehicle which he or she knows are being used for prostitution purposes or for the purpose of advancing prostitution, he or she fails to make reasonable effort to halt or abate such use.
Permitting prostitution is a class B misdemeanor.
A person who possesses or controls premises or a vehicle, knows it is being used for prostitution or advancing prostitution, and fails to make a reasonable effort to stop that use commits permitting prostitution, a class B misdemeanor. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.