HB 2460 Summary

• Establishes mandatory imprisonment of up to 20 years for sex trafficking convictions under Hawaii Revised Statutes section 712-1202, with no possibility of sentence suspension, probation, or parole.

• Requires sex trafficking offenders to pay a fine between $50,000 and $100,000, credited to the general fund.

• Specifies that consent to sexual conduct is not a defense to sex trafficking charges.

• Provides that minors who report being sex trafficked shall not face criminal liability, though they may be charged under prostitution statutes with reduced severity.

• Clarifies that street solicitation of prostitution is a violation rather than a petty misdemeanor when committed by a minor, and establishes family court jurisdiction for minor offenders.