House
Study
Bill
196
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
human
trafficking
and
providing
penalties.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
710A.2,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
1
8,
and
9,
Code
2023,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
is
3
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
“C”
felony,
except
that
if
the
victim
is
4
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
5
“B”
felony.
6
2.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
7
causing
or
threatening
to
cause
serious
physical
injury
to
8
another
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
“B”
felony
,
except
9
that
if
the
victim
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
10
guilty
of
a
class
“B”
felony
.
11
3.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
12
physically
restraining
or
threatening
to
physically
restrain
13
another
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
“C”
felony,
except
14
that
if
the
victim
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
15
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
“B”
felony.
16
4.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
17
soliciting
services
or
benefiting
from
the
services
of
a
victim
18
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
“C”
felony,
except
that
if
the
victim
19
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
20
“C”
“B”
felony.
21
5.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
22
abusing
or
threatening
to
abuse
the
law
or
legal
process
is
23
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
“C”
felony,
except
that
if
the
victim
is
24
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
25
“B”
felony.
26
6.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
27
knowingly
destroying,
concealing,
removing,
confiscating,
or
28
possessing
any
actual
or
purported
government
identification
of
29
another
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
“C”
felony,
except
if
30
that
other
person
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
31
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
“B”
felony.
32
7.
A
person
who
benefits
financially
or
by
receiving
33
anything
of
value
from
knowing
participation
in
human
34
trafficking
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
“C”
felony,
except
that
if
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the
victim
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
1
of
a
class
“C”
“B”
felony.
2
8.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
3
by
knowingly
providing
or
facilitating
the
provision
of
a
4
forged,
altered,
or
fraudulent
license
purportedly
issued
5
pursuant
to
chapter
152C
or
157
,
or
a
forged,
altered,
or
6
fraudulent
government
identification
to
another
person,
to
7
force,
coerce,
entice,
assist,
facilitate,
or
permit
the
other
8
person
to
perform
labor
or
services
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
9
misdemeanor
a
class
“D”
felony
,
except
if
that
other
person
is
10
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
11
“C”
felony.
12
9.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
13
by
knowingly
forcing,
coercing,
enticing,
assisting,
14
facilitating,
or
permitting
another
person
in
possession
of
15
a
forged,
altered,
or
fraudulent
license
purportedly
issued
16
pursuant
to
chapter
152C
or
157
,
or
a
forged,
altered,
or
17
fraudulent
government
identification,
to
produce
such
license
18
or
government
identification
upon
request
of
a
peace
officer
19
pursuant
to
section
152C.5B
or
157.4A
,
is
guilty
of
an
20
aggravated
misdemeanor
a
class
“D”
felony
,
except
if
that
other
21
person
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
22
class
“D”
“C”
felony.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
human
trafficking.
27
Current
law
provides
for
penalties
for
a
human
trafficking
28
crime
listed
in
Code
section
710A.2
ranging
from
an
aggravated
29
misdemeanor
to
a
class
“C”
felony
depending
on
the
elements
of
30
the
crime
alleged
and
the
age
of
the
victim.
31
The
bill
increases
the
penalties
imposed
for
a
human
32
trafficking
crime
listed
in
Code
section
710A.2.
The
penalties
33
imposed
range
from
a
class
“D”
felony
to
a
class
“B”
felony.
34
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
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human
trafficking
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony,
except
1
that
if
the
victim
is
under
the
age
of
18,
the
person
is
2
guilty
of
a
class
“B”
felony.
If
the
offense
involves
causing
3
or
threatening
to
cause
serious
physical
injury
to
another
4
person,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“B”
felony.
A
person
5
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
physically
6
restraining
or
threatening
to
physically
restrain
another
7
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony,
except
that
if
the
8
victim
is
under
the
age
of
18,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
9
“B”
felony.
10
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
11
human
trafficking
who
solicits
services
or
benefits
from
the
12
services
of
a
victim
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony,
except
13
that
if
the
victim
is
under
the
age
of
18,
the
person
is
guilty
14
of
a
class
“B”
felony.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
15
human
trafficking
who
abuses
or
threatens
to
abuse
the
law
or
16
legal
process
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony,
except
that
if
17
the
victim
is
under
the
age
of
18,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
18
class
“B”
felony.
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
19
trafficking
by
destroying,
concealing,
removing,
confiscating,
20
or
possessing
any
actual
or
purported
government
identification
21
of
another
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony,
except
that
22
if
the
other
person
is
under
the
age
of
18,
the
person
is
guilty
23
of
a
class
“B”
felony.
A
person
who
benefits
financially
or
by
24
receiving
anything
of
value
from
knowing
participation
in
human
25
trafficking
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony,
except
that
if
the
26
victim
is
under
the
age
of
18,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
27
“B”
felony.
28
A
person
who
knowingly
engages
in
human
trafficking
by
29
knowingly
providing
or
facilitating
the
provision
of
a
forged,
30
altered,
or
fraudulent
license,
or
a
forged,
altered,
or
31
fraudulent
government
identification
to
another
person,
to
32
force,
coerce,
entice,
assist,
facilitate,
or
permit
the
other
33
person
to
perform
labor
or
services
or
to
produce
such
license
34
or
government
identification
upon
request
of
a
peace
officer
is
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guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony,
except
that
if
the
other
person
1
is
under
the
age
of
18,
the
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
2
felony.
3
A
class
“B”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
4
than
25
years.
A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
5
for
no
more
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,370
but
6
not
more
than
$13,660.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
7
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
8
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
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