18-7-205. Patronizing a prostitute

18-7-205. Patronizing a prostitute. (1) Any person who performs any of the following with a person not his spouse commits patronizing a prostitute: (a) Engages in an act of sexual intercourse or of deviate sexual conduct with a prostitute; or (b) Enters or remains in a place of prostitution with intent to engage in an act of sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct. (2) Patronizing a prostitute is a petty offense. A person who is convicted of patronizing a prostitute may be required to pay a fine of not more than five thousand dollars in addition to any penalty imposed by the court pursuant to section 18-1.3-401 or 18-1.3-503, which additional fine shall be transferred to the state treasurer, who shall transfer the same to the prostitution enforcement cash fund created in section 24-33.5-513.