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NJ A4477
Bill
Status
6/3/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Ramirez
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AI Summary
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Expands the affirmative defense for human trafficking victims from applying only to trafficking-related charges to covering any criminal offense under Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes
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Requires defendants claiming the affirmative defense to prove they were a victim of human trafficking during the alleged crime and that the offense was committed as a direct result of the trafficking
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Allows the affirmative defense to be used even if the prosecution of the human trafficking offense against the defendant ended without a conviction or was never pursued
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Amends N.J.S. 2C:13-8, the state's human trafficking statute, to provide broader legal protections for trafficking survivors who commit crimes while being victimized
Legislative Description
Establishes affirmative defense to prosecution for any crime committed by victim of human trafficking under certain circumstances.
Judiciary
Last Action
Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
12/4/2025