H-1110

   Amend House File 452 as follows:
   1.  Page 7, after line 1 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 710A.3, Code 2021, is amended by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
   710A.3  Affirmative defense.
   It shall be an affirmative defense, in addition to any other affirmative defenses for which a defendant may be eligible, to a prosecution for a criminal violation of section 152C.5B, 152C.5C, 157.4A, 157.4B, 710A.2, 710A.2A, or 710A.2B, that the violation directly resulted from the defendant’s status as a victim of any human trafficking crime under chapter 710A.>
   2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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JONES of Clay