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MS HB1242
Bill
Status
2/1/2011
Primary Sponsor
Shaun Walley
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AI Summary
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Amends Mississippi Code Sections 97-3-54.1 and 97-3-54.4 to include hiring of illegal aliens as a form of human trafficking.
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Adds "hires an illegal alien" to the definition of human trafficking, making it a crime to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, or hire an illegal alien intending that person to be subjected to forced labor or services.
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Expands the definition of "actor" under anti-human trafficking laws to include a person who hires an illegal alien.
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Conviction for human trafficking or procuring involuntary servitude results in commitment to the Department of Corrections for not more than twenty (20) years.
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Effective date: July 1, 2011.
Legislative Description
Human trafficking; include hiring of illegal aliens.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/1/2011