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NJ A198
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Michael Inganamort
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AI Summary
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Expands human trafficking liability to include anyone who "knowingly participates in any other way and benefits financially from" trafficking schemes, beyond just organizers, supervisors, financiers, or managers
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Extends protections for child victims under 18 by explicitly including labor or services trafficking alongside sexual activity trafficking
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Mandates a minimum 20-year prison sentence without parole eligibility for trafficking involving children or for those who financially benefit from trafficking operations
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Requires a minimum $25,000 fine for first-degree human trafficking convictions, with funds directed to the Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund
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Requires restitution to victims based on either the gross income the defendant received from the victim's labor or the value of services under applicable state and federal wage laws, whichever is greater
Legislative Description
Enhances criminal penalties for persons involved in certain human trafficking activities.
Appropriations
Last Action
Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
12/11/2025