{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-2712","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 22-2712","heading":"Operating house of prostitution.","body":"Any person who, within the District of Columbia, knowingly, shall accept, receive, levy, or appropriate any money or other valuable thing, without consideration other than the furnishing of a place for prostitution or the servicing of a place for prostitution, from the proceeds or earnings of any individual engaged in prostitution shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years and by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01.","path":["Title 22. Criminal Offenses and Penalties.","Chapter 27. Prostitution; Pandering.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-2712","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"47cb282dda5a374e135341378dfc98900c6f2979c24ecc18c7921a6bd3e78b87","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-2711","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-22-2713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}