Loi Marthe Richard

Loi Marthe Richard
National Assembly (France)
  • "Dite Marthe Richard for closing houses of tolerance and strengthening the fight against proxeneism"
CitationLoi n°46-685 du 13 avril 1946
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Territorial extentMetropolitan France
Enacted byNational Assembly (France)
Enacted13 April 1946
Commenced14 April 1946
Introduced byMarthe Richard
Status: In force

Loi Marthe Richard (Marthe Richard Law) of 13 April 1946 abolished the regime of regulated prostitution in France that had been in force since 1804. It required the closure of brothels ("maisons de tolérance"). The law bears the name of Marthe Richard, who was a municipal councillor of Paris but not a parliamentary representative.[1]

  1. ^ Blume, Mary (3 August 2006). "A postwar heroine who fooled France". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2018.