SB 745

Current law prohibits human trafficking and trafficking of a child (trafficking

offense). In general, human trafficking is a Class D felony and trafficking of a child

is a Class C felony. In June 2013, the National Conference of Commissioners on

Uniform State Laws approved and recommended a Uniform Act on Prevention of and

Remedies for Human Trafficking. This bill incorporates the parts of that uniform act

that are not in current law, including the following:

1. A provision that makes ineligible for state contracts an entity that commits

a trafficking offense.

2. A provision that requires law enforcement training programs to provide

training on identifying and providing forms to an individual who may qualify under

federal law for a nonimmigrant visa or continued presence due to being a victim of

a trafficking offense.

3. A provision that allows the maximum term of imprisonment for a trafficking

offense to be increased by up to five years if the person obtained the victim from a

shelter that serves victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, or sexual

assault; runaway youth; or the homeless.

4. A provision that allows a victim of a trafficking offense to apply for crime

victim compensation from the Department of Justice regardless of immigration

status.