CT HB05052

Expands the crime of enticing a minor to include persons the actor reasonably believes to be under sixteen years of age, with penalties ranging from class D felony for first offense to class B felony for subsequent offenses.

Increases penalties for trafficking in persons involving minors by changing the requirement from "more than one occurrence" to "one or more occurrences" of sexual contact, and removes the distinction between prostitution and other sexual contact.

Creates a new class B felony offense of "patronizing a trafficked minor" when a person knew or reasonably should have known the minor was a trafficking victim, in addition to the existing class C felony for patronizing a minor.

Adds trafficking in persons convictions to the list of offenses for which courts may issue standing criminal protective orders against defendants.

Requires hotels, motels, inns, and similar lodging establishments to maintain guest transaction and receipt records for at least six months to assist in identifying human trafficking activity.