Accepting the earnings of a prostitute consists of accepting, receiving, levying or appropriating money or anything of value, without consideration, from the proceeds of the earnings of a person engaged in prostitution with the knowledge that the person is engaged in prostitution and that the earnings are derived from engaging in prostitution, or knowingly owning or knowingly managing a house or other place where prostitution is practiced or allowed and living or deriving support or maintenance, in whole or in part, from the earnings or proceeds of a person engaged in prostitution at that house or place.
Whoever commits accepting the earnings of a prostitute is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 233, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSSufficient evidence to support conviction. — Where defendant was convicted of human trafficking, promoting prostitution, accepting earnings from a prostitute, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and conspiracy, defendant's conviction for accepting earnings of a prostitute was supported by substantial evidence where trial testimony from the victim established that defendant knew that the victim was engaged in prostitution and that the victim gave defendant money she received as a result of various sexual transactions. State v. Jackson, 2018-NMCA-066, cert. denied.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 63A Am. Jur. 2d Prostitution §§ 24 to 26.
73 C.J.S. Prostitution §§ 17, 18.