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title: O.C.G.A. § 16-6-12. Pandering.
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# O.C.G.A. § 16-6-12. Pandering.

A person commits the offense of pandering when he or she solicits a person to perform an act of prostitution in his or her own behalf or in behalf of a third person or when he or she knowingly assembles persons at a fixed place for the purpose of being solicited by others to perform an act of prostitution.

## History

Code 1933, § 26-2016, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 236, § 5; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1797, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1301, § 1.

## Cross References

Actions for childhood sexual abuse, § 9-3-33.1.

## Law Reviews

For review of 1998 legislation relating to crimes and offenses, see 15 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 69 (1998). For article, ‘‘Misdemeanor Sentencing in Georgia,’’ see 7 Ga. St. B. J. 8 (2001). For article, ‘‘Crimes and Offenses: Crimes Against the Person,’’ see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 131 (2011).