Section 13A-6-151 – Definitions.
Section 13A-6-151 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following, or any combination of the following, meanings ascribed to them by this section: (1) COERCION. Any of the following: a. Causing or threatening to cause physical injury or mental suffering to any person, physically restraining or confining any person, or […]
Section 13A-6-152 – Human Trafficking in the First Degree.
Section 13A-6-152 Human trafficking in the first degree. (a) A person commits the crime of human trafficking in the first degree if: (1) He or she knowingly subjects another person to labor servitude or sexual servitude. (2) He or she knowingly obtains, recruits, entices, solicits, induces, threatens, isolates, harbors, holds, restrains, transports, provides, or maintains […]
Section 13A-6-153 – Human Trafficking in the Second Degree.
Section 13A-6-153 Human trafficking in the second degree. (a) A person commits the crime of human trafficking in the second degree if: (1) A person knowingly benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture or engagement for the purpose of sexual servitude or labor servitude. (2) A person knowingly recruits, […]
Section 13A-6-154 – Evidence of Certain Facts or Conditions Not Deemed a Defense.
Section 13A-6-154 Evidence of certain facts or conditions not deemed a defense. Evidence of the following facts or conditions shall not constitute a defense in a prosecution for human trafficking in the first or second degree, nor shall the evidence preclude a finding of a violation: (1) A human trafficking victim’s sexual history or history […]
Section 13A-6-155 – Mandatory Restitution.
Section 13A-6-155 Mandatory restitution. (a) A person or entity convicted of any violation of this article shall be ordered to pay mandatory restitution to the victim, prosecutorial, or law enforcement entity, with the proceeds from property forfeited under Section 13A-6-156 applied first to payment of restitution. Restitution under this section shall include items covered under […]