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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-6-10. Keeping a place of prostitution.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-6-10. Keeping a place of prostitution.

A person having or exercising control over the use of any place or conveyance which would offer seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution commits the offense of keeping a place of prostitution when he knowingly grants or permits the use of such place for the purpose of prostitution.

## History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 568, § 1; Code 1933, § 26-2014, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 236, § 3.

## Cross References

Abatement of houses of prostitution, T. 41, C. 3. Occupying rooms for immoral purposes, § 43-21-61.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Crimes and Offenses: Crimes Against the Person,’’ see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 131 (2011).