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2022 SESSION

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HB 1150 Commercial sex trafficking, prostitution, etc.; mistake of age defense.

Introduced by: Candi Mundon King (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Commercial sex trafficking, prostitution, etc.; mistake of age defense. Provides that a defendant's ignorance of the victim's age, the victim's misrepresentation of his age, or the defendant's belief that the victim was an adult shall not be raised as a defense in a prosecution for certain crimes related to commercial sex trafficking and prostitution involving a minor victim.


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