Senate Bill 200 Summary

• Criminalizes knowingly obtaining another person for sexual servitude, effective December 1, 2019.

• Creates new felony offense for selling or offering travel services for unlawful sexual conduct involving trafficking, sexual exploitation of minors, indecent liberties with minors, or prostitution, classified as Class G felony, effective December 1, 2019.

• Establishes civil cause of action for trafficking victims to recover compensatory damages (including lost wages and recovery costs), general damages, and attorney's fees; limits civil suits to 10 years after cause of action or 10 years after victim reaches age 18, effective July 1, 2019.

• Expands expunction eligibility for trafficking victims convicted of prostitution or nonviolent offenses if coerced or deceived into committing the offense; allows victims to file motions for appropriate relief to vacate convictions, effective December 1, 2019.

• Appropriates $250,000 in recurring funds to the Administrative Office of the Courts for fiscal year 2019-2020 to support the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission.