HB 111 Summary

• Authorizes civil claims against persons, businesses, business owners, or business operators who coerce individuals into sexual exploitation, subject individuals to sex trafficking, or profit from such activities.

• Extends statute of limitations for civil claims related to sexual exploitation or sex trafficking from six years to ten years.

• Adds new evidence category allowing disregard of notifications or indications of coercion as grounds for liability.

• Clarifies that "business" includes transient accommodations and other commercial activities, and expands liability to include those who profit from sex trafficking or sexual exploitation.

• Permits tolling of statute of limitations during victim's minority and during any active criminal investigation or pending charges against the defendant.