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GA SB335

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/28/2018

Primary Sponsor

Renee Unterman

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands Georgia's sexual servitude trafficking offense (Code Section 16-5-46) to criminalize patronizing, in addition to soliciting, an individual to perform sexually explicit conduct when that individual is a subject of sexual servitude
  • Changes the sentencing tier for victims aged 16 or 17 to apply to all victims aged 16 or older, punishable by imprisonment of 5 to 20 years
  • Establishes enhanced penalties of 10 to 20 years imprisonment when the offense is committed against a victim younger than 16 years of age or an individual known to have a developmental disability
  • Classifies violations of the solicitation or patronization provision as a felony
  • Sponsored by Senators Unterman (45th), Miller (49th), Butler (55th), and McKoon (29th); passed the Georgia Senate in 2018

Legislative Description

Trafficking of Persons for Labor; offense of trafficking an individual for sexual servitude; expand

Last Action

House Postponed

3/27/2018

Full Bill Text

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