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Puerto Rico Legal Code

4778

The following shall incur a misdemeanor:\n(a) Any person who owns or exploits under any denomination a house or annex thereof, building or annex thereof, or premises thereof to arrange or practice prostitution or sodomy, or otherwise manages, directs or administrates or participates in the property, exploitation, direction or administration thereof.\n(b) Any person who, as owner or administrator, or under any denomination, leases a house or annex thereof, building or annex thereof, or any premises thereof to be used as a house to arrange or practice prostitution or sodomy.\n(c) Any person who, as owner, administrator, director, person in charge, or under any denomination, has a house or annex thereof, building, annex, or premises thereof, allows the habitual presence therein of one or several persons to arrange or practice prostitution or sodomy.\nIt is hereby provided that regarding establishments or places referred to in this section, the court shall also order the revocation of any licenses, permits or authorizations to operate.\nIn these cases, the juridical person where the conduct is [sic] occurs may also be a participant in this crime.\nHistory —June 18, 2004, No.

on of any licenses, permits or authorizations to operate.\nIn these cases, the juridical person where the conduct is [sic] occurs may also be a participant in this crime.\nHistory —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 150, eff. May 1, 2005.
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