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SB 180 Prostitution; juveniles engaged in commercial sexual conduct, participation in specialized services.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Prostitution; minors; penalties. Allows a petition for a child in need of services to be substituted for a delinquency petition for  minors arrested for prostitution if the minor is willing to participate in specialized services for those engaged in commercial sexual conduct.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Trafficking in persons; penalties. Adds a number of provisions regarding human trafficking. The bill allows a petition for a child in need of services to be substituted for a delinquency petition for certain minors arrested for prostitution, adds the existing felony of receiving money for procuring a person to the rape shield statute, disallows the release of certain victim information, specifies law-enforcement protocol for victims who may not be legally present, requires persons convicted of commercial sex trafficking to pay restitution to the victim, and creates a civil action for trafficked persons. The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security is required to convene an anti-trafficking committee. The bill also adds two Class 3 felonies created by the 2015 Session of the General Assembly involving prostitution/trafficking of minors to the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry.