Section 22-49-4 – Hiring person forced to engage in sexual activity–Felony.
22-49-4. Hiring person forced to engage in sexual activity–Felony. It is a Class 6 felony for a person to hire or attempt to hire another person for a fee to engage in sexual activity, as defined in §22-23-1.1, if the person knew or should have known the other person was being forced to engage in […]
Section 22-49-5 – Torture of a human trafficking victim–Felony.
22-49-5. Torture of a human trafficking victim–Felony. A person who, with the intent to cause cruel physical or mental pain, inflicts serious bodily injury or serious mental injury upon a human trafficking victim while the victim is the subject of human trafficking is guilty of a Class 1 felony. Proof that the victim suffered pain […]
Section 22-49-6 – Definition of terms–Torture.
22-49-6. Definition of terms–Torture. Terms used in § 22-49-5 mean: (1)”Cruel,” brutal, inhuman, sadistic, or that which torments; (2)”Serious mental injury,” a condition that results in a substantial alteration of mental functioning that is manifested in a visibly demonstrable manner caused by or resulting from: (a)The intentional infliction or threatened infliction of serious bodily injury; […]
Section 22-49-2 – First degree human trafficking–Felony–Attempt against minor.
22-49-2. First degree human trafficking–Felony–Attempt against minor. If a person is guilty of human trafficking under §22-49-1, and the act: (1)Involves committing or attempting to commit kidnapping; (2)Involves a victim under the age of eighteen years; (3)Involves prostitution or procurement for prostitution; or (4)Results in the death of a victim; the person has committed human […]
Section 22-49-3 – Second degree human trafficking–Felony.
22-49-3. Second degree human trafficking–Felony. A person is guilty of human trafficking in the second degree if that person: (1)Recruits, harbors, transports, provides, receives, purchases, or obtains, by any means, another person knowing that force, fraud, or coercion, as defined in §22-49-1, will be used to cause the person to engage in prostitution, forced labor, […]
Section 22-49-1 – Human trafficking prohibited.
22-49-1. Human trafficking prohibited. No person may recruit, harbor, transport, provide, receive, purchase, or obtain, by any means, another person knowing that force, fraud, or coercion will be used to cause the person to engage in prostitution, forced labor, or involuntary servitude. No person may benefit financially or by receiving anything of value from participation […]