WI SB830

Codifies and restricts the affirmative defense available to victims of human trafficking or child sex trafficking who commit offenses as a direct result of being trafficked

Requires a logical, causal connection between the offense and the trafficking violation, where the offense is not significantly the result of other events or circumstances apart from the trafficking

Adds new requirement that the offense must occur in immediate proximity to the trafficking violation

Adds new requirement that the offense must be necessary to escape from or prevent the trafficking violation

Applies to affirmative defenses raised on or after the effective date of the act