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MS SB2630
Bill
AI Summary
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Increases penalties for labor trafficking and sex trafficking from 2-20 years imprisonment to 2-20 years for adults and 20 years to life for minors, with fines up to $100,000 for adults and $500,000 for minors.
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Adds new definitions including "labor trafficking," "sex trafficking," "labor trafficking of a minor," and "sex trafficking of a minor" to clarify trafficking offenses.
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Establishes that minors cannot consent to labor or commercial sexual activity and that a defendant's belief the minor consented is not a defense.
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Requires mandatory reporting of suspected trafficking of minors to the Department of Child Protection Services and Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator.
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Provides affirmative defense for trafficking victims 18 years or older who committed offenses under coercion, and exempts all trafficking victims from criminal or delinquent liability.
Legislative Description
Human trafficking; revise penalties and definitions.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/30/2018