Senate
File
2371
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2371
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2254)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
criminal
penalties
for
individuals
engaged
1
in
human
trafficking
of
victims
who
are
under
the
age
of
2
eighteen.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
710A.2,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
710A.2
Human
trafficking.
3
1.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
is
4
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony,
except
that
if
the
victim
is
5
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
6
“B”
felony.
7
2.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
8
causing
or
threatening
to
cause
serious
physical
injury
to
9
another
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony,
except
that
if
10
the
victim
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
11
of
a
class
“B”
felony.
12
3.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
13
physically
restraining
or
threatening
to
physically
restrain
14
another
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony,
except
that
if
15
the
victim
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
16
of
a
class
“C”
“B”
felony.
17
4.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
18
soliciting
services
or
benefiting
from
the
services
of
a
victim
19
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony,
except
that
if
the
victim
is
20
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
21
“B”
felony.
22
5.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
23
abusing
or
threatening
to
abuse
the
law
or
legal
process
is
24
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony,
except
that
if
the
victim
is
25
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
26
“B”
felony.
27
6.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
28
by
knowingly
destroying,
concealing,
removing,
confiscating,
29
or
possessing
any
actual
or
purported
passport
or
other
30
immigration
document,
or
any
other
actual
or
purported
31
government
identification
document
of
a
victim
is
guilty
of
a
32
class
“D”
felony,
except
that
if
that
other
person
is
under
33
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
“B”
34
felony.
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7.
A
person
who
benefits
financially
or
by
receiving
1
anything
of
value
from
knowing
participation
in
human
2
trafficking
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony,
except
that
if
the
3
victim
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
4
class
“C”
“B”
felony.
5
8.
A
person’s
ignorance
of
the
age
of
the
victim
or
a
belief
6
that
the
victim
was
older
is
not
a
defense
to
a
violation
of
7
this
section
.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
criminal
penalties
for
individuals
12
engaged
in
human
trafficking
of
victims
who
are
under
the
age
13
of
18.
14
The
bill
increases
the
criminal
penalty
from
a
class
“C”
15
felony
to
a
class
“B”
felony
for
an
individual
who
knowingly
16
engages
in
human
trafficking
of
a
victim
under
the
age
of
18.
17
The
penalty
is
also
increased
from
a
class
“C”
felony
to
a
18
class
“B”
felony
if
the
victim
is
under
the
age
of
18
and
an
19
individual
physically
restrains
or
threatens
to
physically
20
restrain
another
person,
solicits
services
or
benefits
from
21
the
services
of
the
victim,
abuses
or
threatens
to
abuse
the
22
law
or
legal
process,
takes
a
passport
or
other
immigration
23
document
from
a
victim,
or
the
individual
benefits
financially
24
or
by
receiving
anything
of
value
from
participating
in
human
25
trafficking.
26
It
remains
a
class
“B”
felony
for
an
individual
to
knowingly
27
engage
in
human
trafficking
of
a
victim
under
the
age
of
18
by
28
causing,
or
threatening
to
cause,
serious
physical
injury
to
29
another
person.
30
A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
31
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,000
but
not
more
than
32
$10,000.
A
class
“B”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
33
no
more
than
25
years.
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