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OH SB235
Bill
Status
3/24/2011
Primary Sponsor
Kenny Yuko
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AI Summary
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Creates new offense of trafficking in persons (felony of second degree) for recruiting, luring, enticing, isolating, harboring, or transporting another person knowing they will be subjected to involuntary servitude or compelled to engage in sexual activity for hire.
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Creates new offense of unlawful conduct with respect to documents (felony of third degree) for destroying, concealing, or possessing government identification documents or passports in connection with violations of kidnapping, abduction, trafficking, or sexual exploitation offenses.
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Revises kidnapping offense to include holding in involuntary servitude as a purpose under section 2905.01(A)(6) and increases penalties for abduction involving involuntary servitude to felony of second degree.
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Expands conspiracy offense to include abduction and trafficking in persons as predicate offenses and adds trafficking in persons to definitions of "offense of violence" and "corrupt activity" under organized crime laws.
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Clarifies that "compel" element in compelling prostitution offense does not require open display or physical exertion, only that victim's will was overcome by force, fear, duress, or intimidation; increases penalties based on victim age.
Legislative Description
To create the offenses of trafficking in persons and unlawful conduct with respect to documents; to revise the involuntary servitude-related elements of, and the penalty for, the offense of kidnapping; to increase the penalty for the offense of abduction based on involuntary servitude; to clarify an element of the offense of compelling prostitution that relates to the compelling of another to engage in specified conduct; to include abduction and trafficking in persons within the offense of conspiracy; to include trafficking in persons in the definitions of "offense of violence" and "corrupt activity" and the list of offenses that are subject to the Communications Interception Law; and to include involuntary servitude and trafficking in persons within the definition of "human trafficking."
Trafficking in persons-a crime
Last Action
Effective Date
3/24/2011