SB 2258 Summary

• Creates the "Greater Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking Act of 2010" to establish comprehensive protections and rights for human trafficking victims in Oklahoma.

• Amends Section 446 to prohibit intentional destruction, concealment, alteration, or withholding of documentation (birth certificates, visas, passports, green cards) used to verify legal status for purposes of trafficking, with felony penalties of at least 1 year imprisonment or $1,000 fine.

• Establishes victim rights including appropriate shelter, prompt medical and mental health care, legal assistance, translation services, and protection from intimidation and public disclosure of identity.

• Authorizes the Attorney General to establish an emergency hotline for trafficking victims and requires posting of victim rights and hotline information in county health department locations.

• Amends blackmail statute to include threatening to report someone as illegally present in the United States as a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or $10,000 fine.

• Effective date: November 1, 2010.