MS HB1546

Adds felony procuring prostitution and promoting prostitution to the list of offenses ineligible for expungement under Mississippi law

Clarifies that minors identified as human trafficking victims cannot be held criminally liable for misdemeanors or nonviolent felonies committed during their victimization as a direct result of being trafficked

Expands vacatur provisions for prostitution convictions to include adjudications of delinquency, allowing juvenile trafficking victims to have their records cleared

Allows human trafficking victims to petition courts to expunge misdemeanor and nonviolent felony convictions that directly resulted from their trafficking, with no filing fees charged for such petitions

Creates an affirmative defense for trafficking victims charged with misdemeanors or nonviolent felonies if the conduct occurred as a direct result of their trafficking status