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(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the “Human Trafficking Victim Support Fund”.
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(b) The fund shall consist of fees collected under § 5-5-501(d) and any other revenues authorized by law.
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(c)
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(1) The fund shall be administered by the Attorney General.
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(2) The Attorney General shall use the fund to provide:
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(A) Grants to nonprofit, religious, and other third-party organizations that provide services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for victims of human trafficking; and
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(B) For the management and operation of the fund.
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(d) As used in this section, “victim of human trafficking” means a person who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person:
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(1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103;
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(2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591, as it existed on January 1, 2017; or
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(3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103.
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