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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CRIME.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Sex trafficking is an ever-evolving criminal enterprise in which traffickers and exploiters find various means to sexually exploit the most vulnerable in our community. As traffickers change tactics to avoid accountability, our criminal justice system and understanding of sex trafficking must continue to evolve as well.
Protecting victims from sexual exploitation and holding offenders accountable is difficult given the disparity in power between the victims and perpetrators. Therefore, amending Hawaii's sex trafficking laws to better reflect the current reality and challenges will improve outcomes for trafficking victims and survivors.
Legal
terminology is vital to our understanding of sex trafficking in the criminal
justice system and in our general community. Creating a separate crime for individuals who
purchase people for sex, changing the name of a crime from "solicitation of
a minor for prostitution" to "commercial sexual exploitation of a
minor", and eliminating the pronoun "prostitute" will further
this objective.
Given
the seriousness of the offense, the level of the offense for perpetrators who
purchase children for sex should be increased to a class B felony. Additionally, due to the fear, trauma, and
psychological tactics utilized by traffickers, victims are reluctant to come forward
and seek justice until they feel safe and free from their exploiters. Therefore, eliminating the statute of limitation
for sex trafficking is necessary to hold these offenders accountable.
Perpetrators
have escaped criminal culpability by exploiting gaps in Hawaii's laws. Adding the rendering of anything of value as a
means of compensation, in addition to a fee, will protect those victims who are
being sexually exploited in exchange for drugs, housing, and other non-monetary
compensation, while also making our law consistent with the federal definition
of human trafficking. Additionally,
amending the law to account for situations in which a trafficker or third-party
is negotiating or profiting from the exploitation of a minor is necessary to
hold the buyer accountable.
SECTION 2. Chapter 712, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:
"§712-
Commercial sexual exploitation. (1) A person commits the offense of commercial sexual
exploitation if the person provides, agrees to provide, or offers to provide a
fee or anything of value to another to engage in sexual conduct.
(2) As used in this section:
"Sexual
conduct" has the same meaning as in section 712‑1200(2).
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4),
commercial sexual exploitation is a petty misdemeanor.
(4) Commercial sexual exploitation is a class C
felony if the person who commits the offense under subsection (1) does so in
reckless disregard of the fact that the person exploited is a victim of sex
trafficking.
(5) A person convicted of committing the offense
of commercial sexual exploitation as a petty misdemeanor shall be sentenced as
follows:
(a) For the first offense, a fine of no less than $500 but no more than $1,000 and the person may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of no more than thirty days or probation; provided that in the event the convicted person defaults in payment of the fine, and the default was not contumacious, the court may make an order converting the unpaid portion of the fine to community service as authorized by section 706-605(1);
(b) For any subsequent offense, a fine of no
less than $500 but no more than $1,000 and a term of imprisonment of thirty
days or probation, without possibility of suspension of sentence; and
(c) For the purpose of this subsection, when the
court has ordered a sentence of probation, the court may impose as a condition
of probation that the defendant complete a course of exploitation intervention
classes; provided that the court may only impose the condition for one term of
probation.
SECTION 3. Section 701—108, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (l) to read as follows:
"(1)
A prosecution for murder, murder in the
first and second degrees, attempted murder, [and] attempted murder in
the first and second degrees, criminal conspiracy to commit murder in any
degree, criminal solicitation to commit murder in any degree, sexual assault in
the first and second degrees, sex trafficking, and continuous sexual
assault of a minor under the age of fourteen years may be commenced at any
time."
SECTION
4. Section 712-1200, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending subsection (1) to read as follows:
"(1)
A person commits the offense of
prostitution if the person[:
(a) Engages]
engages in, or agrees or offers to engage in, sexual conduct with
another person in return for a fee[; or
(b) Pays,
agrees to pay, or offers to pay a fee to another to engage in sexual
conduct.] or anything of value."
2. By amending subsections (3) through (5) to
read as follows:
"(3)
Prostitution is a petty misdemeanor;
provided that[:
(a) If] if the person who commits
the offense under subsection (1)[(a)] is a minor, prostitution is a violation[;
and
(b) If the person who commits the offense under
subsection (1)(b) does so in reckless disregard of the fact that the other
person is a victim of sex trafficking, prostitution is a class C felony].
(4) A person convicted of committing the offense
of prostitution as a petty misdemeanor shall be sentenced as follows:
(a) For the first
offense, when the court has not deferred further proceedings pursuant to
chapter 853, a fine of [not] no less than $500 but [not] no
more than $1,000 and the person may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of [not]
no more than thirty days or probation; provided that in the event the
convicted person defaults in payment of the fine, and the default was not
contumacious, the court may [sentence the person to perform services for the
community] make an order converting the unpaid portion of the fine to
community service as authorized by section 706‑605(1)[.];
(b) For any subsequent offense, a fine of [not]
no less than $500 but [not] no more than $1,000 and a term
of imprisonment of thirty days or probation, without possibility of deferral of
further proceedings pursuant to chapter 853 and without possibility of
suspension of sentence[.]; and
(c) For the purpose of this subsection, if the court
has deferred further proceedings pursuant to chapter 853, and notwithstanding
any provision of chapter 853 to the contrary, the defendant shall not be
eligible to apply for expungement pursuant to section 831-3.2 until three years
following discharge. A plea previously
entered by a defendant under section 853-1 for a violation of this section
shall be considered a prior offense. [When
the court has ordered a sentence of probation, the court may impose as a
condition of probation that the defendant complete a course of prostitution
intervention classes; provided that the court may only impose the condition for
one term of probation.]
(5) This section shall
not apply to any member of a police department, a sheriff, or
a law enforcement officer acting in the course and scope of duties[, unless engaged
in] during undercover operations.
Under no circumstances shall sexual penetration or sadomasochistic
abuse[.] be considered to fall within the course and scope of duties."
SECTION
5. Section 712-1201, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§712-1201
Advancing prostitution; profiting from
prostitution; definition of terms. In
sections 712-1202 and 712-1203:
(1) A person "advances
prostitution" if[, acting other than as a prostitute or a patron of a
prostitute,] the person knowingly causes or aids a person to commit or engage
in prostitution, procures or solicits patrons for prostitution, provides
persons for prostitution purposes, permits premises to be regularly used for
prostitution purposes, operates or assists in the operation of a house of
prostitution or a prostitution enterprise, or engages in any other conduct
designed to institute, aid, or facilitate an act or enterprise of prostitution[.];
(2) A person "profits
from prostitution" if [, acting other than as a prostitute receiving
compensation for personally-rendered prostitution services,] the person
accepts or receives money, anything of value, or other property pursuant
to an agreement or understanding with any person whereby the person participates
or is to participate in the proceeds of prostitution activity[.]; and
(3) The definitions in subsections (1) and (2) do not include those engaged in conduct outlined in section 712-1200 as the prostituted person, or in conduct outlined in section 712- as the person engaged in commercial sexual exploitation."
SECTION 6. Section 712-1202, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§712-1202 Sex trafficking. (1) A person commits the offense of sex trafficking if the person knowingly:
(a) Advances
prostitution or profits from prostitution by compelling or inducing a
person by force, threat, fraud, coercion, or intimidation to engage in
prostitution[, or profits from such conduct by another]; or
(b) Advances or profits
from prostitution of a minor[; provided that with respect to the victim's
age, the prosecution shall be required to prove only that the person committing
the offense acted negligently].
(2) Sex trafficking is a class A felony.
(3) As used in this section:
"Fraud" means making material false statements, misstatements, or omissions.
"Minor" means a person who
is less than eighteen years of age.
"Threat"
means any of the actions listed in section 707‑764(1).
(4) The state of mind requirement for the offense
under subsection (1)(b) is not applicable to the fact that the victim was a
minor. A person is strictly liable with
respect to the attendant circumstances that the victim was a minor."
SECTION
7. Section 712-1207, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended as follows:
1.
By amending its title and subsections (1)
and (2) to read:
"§712-1207 Street [solicitation of]
prostitution[;] and commercial sexual exploitation;
designated areas. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person within the
boundaries of Waikiki and while on any public property to:
(a) Offer or agree to
engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee[;] or anything
of value; or
(b) [Pay, agree to pay, or offer to pay] Provide,
agree to provide, or offer to provide a fee or anything of value to
another person to engage in sexual conduct.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person within the
boundaries of other areas in this State designated by county ordinance pursuant
to subsection (3), and while on any public property to:
(a) Offer or agree to engage in sexual conduct
with another person in return for a fee[;] or anything of value; or
(b) [Pay, agree to pay, or offer to pay] Provide,
agree to provide, or offer to provide a fee or anything of value to
another person to engage in sexual conduct."
2.
By amending subsection (9) to read:
"(9) This section shall apply to all counties;
provided that if a county enacts an ordinance to regulate street [solicitation
for prostitution,] prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation,
other than an ordinance designating an area as a zone of significant
prostitution-related activity, the county ordinance shall supersede this
section and no person shall be convicted under this section in that county."
SECTION
8. Section 712-1209, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by amending its title and subsections (1) and (2) to read
as follows:
"[[]§712-1209[] Solicitation of prostitution]
Commercial sexual exploitation
near schools or public parks. (1) A person commits the offense of [solicitation
of prostitution] commercial sexual exploitation near schools or public
parks if, within seven hundred fifty feet of a school or public park, the
person [offers or agrees to pay] provides, agrees to provide, or offers
to provide a fee or anything of value to another person to engage in
sexual conduct.
(2) [Solicitation of prostitution] Commercial
sexual exploitation near schools or public parks is a misdemeanor."
SECTION
9. Section 712-1209.1, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§712-1209.1
[Solicitation] Commercial sexual exploitation
of a minor [for prostitution]. (1) A person eighteen years of age or older
commits the offense of [solicitation] commercial sexual exploitation
of a minor [for prostitution] if the person intentionally,
knowingly, or recklessly [offers or agrees to pay a fee to a minor or to a
member of a police department, a sheriff, or a law enforcement officer who represents
that person's self as a minor to engage in sexual conduct.]:
(a) Provides anything
of value to a minor or third person as compensation for having engaged in
sexual conduct with a minor;
(b) Agrees to provide or offers to provide anything
of value to a minor or third person for the purpose of engaging in sexual
conduct with a minor; or
(c) Solicits, offers to engage in, or requests
to engage in sexual conduct with a minor in return for anything of value.
(2) [Solicitation] Commercial sexual exploitation
of a minor [for prostitution] is a class [C] B felony.
(3) [A] In addition to any other
authorized disposition, a person convicted of committing the offense of [solicitation]
commercial sexual exploitation of a minor [for prostitution] shall
be [imposed] sentenced to pay a fine of [not] no
less than $5,000[; provided that $5,000 of the imposed fine shall be
credited to the general fund].
(4) This section shall not apply to any member of
a police department, a sheriff, or a law enforcement officer [who offers or
agrees to pay a fee to a minor] while acting in the course and scope of duties.
(5) The state of mind requirement for [this]
the offense under subsection (1)(a) is not applicable to the fact
that the [person solicited] victim was a minor. A person is strictly liable with respect to
the attendant circumstance that the [person solicited] victim was
a minor.
(6)
Consent of a minor to the sexual conduct
does not constitute a defense to any offense in this section.
[(6)]
(7) For purposes of this section:
"Minor"
means a person who is less than eighteen years of age.
"Sexual
conduct" has the same meaning as in section 712‑1200(2)."
SECTION
10. Section 712-1209.5, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§712-1209.5[]] Habitual [solicitation of
prostitution.] commercial
sexual exploitation. (1) A person commits the offense of habitual [solicitation
of prostitution] commercial sexual exploitation if the person is a
habitual [prostitution] commercial sexual exploitation offender and
[pays, agrees to pay, or offers to pay] provides, agrees to provide,
or offers to provide a fee or anything of value to another person to
engage in sexual conduct.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a person has
the status of a "habitual [prostitution] commercial sexual
exploitation offender" if the person, at the time of the conduct for
which the person is charged, had two or more convictions within ten years of
the instant offense for:
(a) [Prostitution,]
Commercial sexual exploitation, in violation of section [712-1200(1)(b);]
712- ;
(b) Street [solicitation of] prostitution[,]
and commercial sexual exploitation, in violation of section
712-1207(1)(b)[;] or (2)(b);
(c) Habitual [solicitation of prostitution,]
commercial sexual exploitation, in violation of this section;
(d) An offense of this jurisdiction or any
other jurisdiction that is comparable to one of the offenses in paragraph (a),
(b), or (c); or
(e) Any combination of the offenses in paragraph
(a), (b), (c), or (d).
A conviction for purposes of this
section is a judgment on the verdict or a finding of guilt, or a plea of guilty
or nolo contendere. The convictions [must]
shall have occurred on separate dates and be for separate incidents on
separate dates. At the time of the instant
offense, the conviction [must] shall not have been expunged by
pardon, reversed, or set aside.
(3) Habitual [solicitation of prostitution]
commercial sexual exploitation is a class C felony."
SECTION
11. Section 712-1209.6, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§712-1209.6
Prostitution; motion to vacate
conviction. (1) A person convicted of committing the offense
of prostitution under section 712-1200[(1)(a)], loitering for the
purpose of engaging in or advancing prostitution under section 712-1206(2),
street [solicitation of] prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation
in designated areas under section 712-1207(1)(a) or [712-1207](2)(a),
or convicted of a lesser offense when originally charged with a violation of
section 712-1200[(1)(a)], 712-1206(2), or 712-1207(1)(a) or [712-1207](2)(a),
may file a motion to vacate the conviction if the defendant is not subsequently
convicted of any offense under the Hawaii Penal Code within three years after
the date of the original conviction.
(2) The court shall hold a hearing on a motion
filed under this section to review the defendant's record over the three years
after the date of the original conviction under section 712-1200[(1)(a)],
712-1206(2), or 712-1207(1)(a) or (2)(a) or conviction of a lesser offense
when originally charged with a violation of any of those sections, and if the
court finds that the defendant has not been convicted of any offense under the [penal
code] Hawaii Penal Code within this three year period, the court
shall vacate the conviction."
SECTION
12. Section 712A-4, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§712A-4
Covered offenses. Offenses for which property is subject to
forfeiture under this chapter are:
(a) All offenses that specifically authorize forfeiture;
(b) Murder[,]; kidnapping[,];
labor trafficking[,]; unlicensed sale of liquor[,];
unlicensed manufacture of liquor[,]; gambling[,];
criminal property damage[,]; robbery[,]; bribery[,];
extortion[,]; theft[,]; unauthorized entry into
motor vehicle[,]; burglary[,]; money laundering[,];
trademark counterfeiting[,]; insurance fraud[,]; promoting
a dangerous, harmful, or detrimental drug[,]; commercial
promotion of marijuana[,]; methamphetamine trafficking[,];
manufacturing of a controlled substance with a child present[,];
promoting child abuse[,]; promoting prostitution[,];
sex trafficking[,]; [solicitation] commercial sexual exploitation
of a minor [for prostitution,], habitual [solicitation of
prostitution,] commercial sexual exploitation; or electronic
enticement of a child that is chargeable as a felony offense under state law;
(c) The manufacture, sale, or distribution of a
controlled substance in violation of chapter 329, promoting detrimental drugs
or intoxicating compounds, promoting pornography, promoting pornography for
minors, or [solicitation of prostitution] commercial sexual exploitation
near schools or public parks, which is chargeable as a felony or misdemeanor
offense, but not as a petty misdemeanor, under state law; and
(d) The attempt, conspiracy, solicitation, coercion,
or intimidation of another to commit any offense for which property is subject
to forfeiture."
SECTION 13. Section 806-83, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a)
Criminal charges may be instituted by
written information for a felony when the charge is a class C felony, except under:
(1) Section 159-28 (bribery related to the Hawaii Meat Inspection Act);
(2) Section 161-28 (bribery related to the Hawaii
Poultry Inspection Act);
(3) Section 707-712.5 (assault against a law
enforcement officer in the first degree);
(4) Section 707-716 (terroristic threatening in
the first degree);
(5) Section 707-732 (sexual assault in the third
degree);
(6) Section 707-741 (incest);
(7) Section 707-752 (promoting child abuse in the
third degree);
(8) Section 708-880 (commercial bribery);
(9) Section 709-904.5 (compensation by an adult of
juveniles for crimes);
(10) Section 710-1026.9 (resisting an order to stop
a motor vehicle in the first degree);
(11) Section 710-1070 (bribery of or by a witness);
(12) Section 710-1071 (intimidating a witness);
(13) Section 710-1072.2 (retaliating against a
witness);
(14) Section 710-1073 (bribery of or by a juror);
(15) Section 710-1075 (jury tampering);
(16) Section 710-1075.5 (retaliating against a
juror);
(17) Section 711-1106.4 (aggravated harassment by
stalking);
(18) Section 711-1110.9 (violation of privacy in
the first degree);
(19) Section 712-1208 (promoting travel for
prostitution);
[(20) Section 712-1209.1 (solicitation of a minor
for prostitution);
(21)]
(20) Section 712-1209.5 (habitual
[solicitation of prostitution);] commercial sexual
exploitation);
[(22)]
(21) Section 712-1215 (promoting
pornography for minors);
[(23)]
(22) Section 712-1218 (failure to
maintain age verification records of sexual performers);
[(24)]
(23) Section 712-1218.5 (failure
to maintain age verification records of sexually exploited individuals); and
[(25)]
(24) Section 712-1219 (failure to
affix information disclosing location of age verification records of sexual
performers)."
SECTION 14. Section 846E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "sexual offense" to read as follows:
""Sexual
offense" means an offense that is:
(1) Set forth in section 707-730(1), 707-731(1), 707‑732(1), 707-733(1)(a), 707-733.6, 712- (4), 712‑1202(1), or 712-1203(1), but excludes conduct that is criminal only because of the age of the victim, as provided in section 707-730(1)(b), or section 707‑732(1)(b) if the perpetrator is under the age of eighteen;
(2) An act defined in section 707-720 if the
charging document for the offense for which there has been a conviction alleged
intent to subject the victim to a sexual offense;
(3) An act that consists of:
(A) Criminal sexual
conduct toward a minor, including but not limited to an
offense set forth in section 707-759;
(B) Solicitation of a minor who is less than
fourteen years old to engage in sexual conduct;
(C) Use of a minor in a sexual performance;
(D) Production, distribution, or possession of
child pornography chargeable as a felony under section 707-750, 707-751,
or 707-752;
(E) Electronic enticement of a child chargeable
under section 707-756 or 707-757 if the offense was committed with the intent to
promote or facilitate the commission of another covered offense as defined in
this section; or
(F) [Solicitation]
Commercial sexual exploitation of a minor [for prostitution] in
violation of section 712-1209.1;
(4) A violation of privacy under section 711-1110.9;
(5) An act, as described in chapter 705, that is
an attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit one of the
offenses designated in paragraphs (1) through (4);
(6) A criminal offense that is comparable to or that
exceeds a sexual offense as defined in paragraphs (1) through (5); or
(7) Any federal, military, out-of-state, tribal,
or foreign conviction for any offense that under the laws of this State would
be a sexual offense as defined in paragraphs (1) through (6)."
SECTION 15. Section 853-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a)
This chapter shall not apply when:
(1) The offense
charged involves the intentional, knowing, reckless, or
negligent killing of another person;
(2) The offense charged is:
(A) A felony that involves
the intentional, knowing, or reckless bodily injury, substantial
bodily injury, or serious bodily injury of another person; or
(B) A misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor that
carries a mandatory minimum sentence and that involves the intentional, knowing,
or reckless bodily injury, substantial bodily injury, or serious bodily injury
of another person;
provided that the prohibition in this paragraph shall not apply to offenses described in section 709‑906(18);
(3) The offense charged involves a conspiracy or
solicitation to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly kill another person or
to cause serious bodily injury to another person;
(4) The offense charged is a class A felony;
(5) The offense charged is nonprobationable;
(6) The defendant has been convicted of any
offense defined as a felony by the Hawaii Penal Code or has been convicted for
any conduct that if perpetrated in this State would be punishable as a felony;
(7) The defendant is found to be a law violator or
delinquent child for the commission of any offense defined as a felony by the Hawaii
Penal Code or for any conduct that if perpetrated in this State would
constitute a felony;
(8) The defendant has a prior conviction for a felony
committed in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction;
(9) A firearm was used in the commission of the
offense charged;
(10) The defendant is charged with the distribution
of a dangerous, harmful, or detrimental drug to a minor;
(11) The defendant has been charged with a felony
offense and has been previously granted deferred acceptance of guilty plea or
no contest plea for a prior offense, regardless of whether the period of
deferral has already expired;
(12) The defendant has been charged with a
misdemeanor offense and has been previously granted deferred acceptance of
guilty plea or no contest plea for a prior felony, misdemeanor, or petty
misdemeanor for which the period of deferral has not yet expired;
(13) The offense charged is:
(A) Escape in the first degree;
(B) Escape in the second degree;
(C) Promoting prison contraband in the first degree;
(D) Promoting prison contraband in the second
degree;
(E) Bail jumping in the first degree;
(F) Bail jumping in the second degree;
(G) Bribery;
(H) Bribery of or by a witness;
(I) Intimidating a witness;
(J) Bribery of or by a juror;
(K) Intimidating a juror;
(L) Jury tampering;
(M) Promoting prostitution;
(N) Abuse of family or household member except as
provided in paragraph (2) and section 709‑906(18);
(O) Sexual assault in the second degree;
(P) Sexual assault in the third degree;
(Q) A violation of an order issued pursuant to
chapter 586;
(R) Promoting child abuse in the second degree;
(S) Promoting child abuse in the third degree;
(T) Electronic enticement of a child in the first
degree;
(U) Electronic enticement of a child in the second
degree;
(V) [Prostitution] Commercial sexual
exploitation pursuant to section [712-1200(1)(b)] 712- ;
(W) Street [solicitation of] prostitution and
commercial sexual exploitation under section 712‑1207(1)(b)[;]
or (2)(b);
(X) [Solicitation of prostitution] Commercial
sexual exploitation near schools or public parks under section 712-1209;
(Y) Habitual [solicitation of prostitution]
commercial sexual exploitation under section 712‑1209.5; or
(Z) [Solicitation]
Commercial sexual exploitation of a minor [for prostitution] under
section 712‑1209.1;
(14) The defendant has been charged with:
(A) Knowingly or intentionally falsifying any
report required under [chapter 11,] part XIII of chapter 11,
with the intent to circumvent the law or deceive the campaign spending
commission; or
(B) Violating section 11-352 or 11-353; or
(15) The defendant holds a commercial driver's
license and has been charged with violating a traffic control law, other than a
parking law, in connection with the operation of any type of motor vehicle."
SECTION 16. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 17. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed
and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 18. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3021.
Report Title:
Crime; Sex Trafficking, Prostitution, and Related Offenses
Description:
Creates a separate offense for those who provide anything of value to engage in sexual conduct with another. Adds sex trafficking to offenses that can be prosecuted at any time. Makes a person strictly liable for sex trafficking of a minor in terms of the victim's age. Changes the name of the crime of solicitation of a minor for prostitution to commercial sexual exploitation of a minor. Increases the grade of offense to a class B felony. Adds "anything of value" as a type of compensation for purposes of engaging in commercial sexual exploitation. Effective 7/1/3021. (HD1)
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