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CO HB1072
Bill
Status
5/25/2017
Primary Sponsor
Lois Landgraf
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "travel services" to include transportation by air, sea, road, or rail; ground transportation; hotel accommodations; and package tours.
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Makes it a crime for any person to knowingly advertise, offer to sell, or sell travel services that facilitate human trafficking of minors for sexual servitude.
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Establishes an affirmative defense allowing those charged with trafficking minors to argue they were themselves victims of human trafficking who were forced or coerced into committing the offense.
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Classifies human trafficking for sexual servitude as "unlawful sexual behavior" under Colorado's sex offender registration law.
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Allows individuals convicted of human trafficking for sexual servitude to petition for removal from the sex offender registry upon sentence completion if they can prove by preponderance of evidence they were trafficked by another person to commit the offense.
Legislative Description
Human Trafficking Sexual Servitude
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Last Action
Governor Signed
5/25/2017