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CALCRIM No. 1150

Pimping (Pen. Code, § 266h)

activein force · 2023-01-01 – presentcompiled-edition

The defendant is charged [in Count] with pimping [in violation

of Penal Code section 266h].

To prove that the defendant is guilty of pimping, the People must prove

that:

1. The defendant knew that <insert name> was a

prostitute;

[AND]

<Alternative 2A—money earned by prostitute supported defendant>

[2. The (money/proceeds) that <insert name> earned as

a prostitute supported defendant, in whole or in part(;/.)]

<Alternative 2B—money loaned by house manager supported defendant>

[2. Money that was (loaned to/advanced to/charged against)

<insert name> by a person who (kept/managed/was

a prostitute at) the house or other place where the prostitution

occurred, supported the defendant in whole or in part(;/.)]

<Alternative 2C—defendant asked for payment>

[2. The defendant asked for payment or received payment for

soliciting prostitution customers for <insert name>(;/

.)]

<Give element 3 when defendant charged with pimping a minor .>

[AND

3. <insert name> was a minor (over the age of 16

years/under the age of 16 years) when (he/she) engaged in the

prostitution.]

A prostitute is a person who engages in sexual intercourse or any lewd

act with another person in exchange for money [or other compensation].

A lewd act means physical contact of the genitals, buttocks, or female

breast of either the prostitute or customer with some part of the other

person’s body for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification.

[Under the law, a person becomes one year older as soon as the first

minute of his or her birthday has begun.]

New January 2006; Revised April 2011

Provenance

Source
courts.ca.gov
Retrieved
2026-08-20
Edition
calcrim-2023
Content hash
17389e2f367f1df3f16159e6c74f97309e9b3be42e54718094776e69ce05c687
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