Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1189
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 11-8-8; IC 35-42-3.5-1.
Synopsis: Child trafficking. Makes it a Class B felony for a person to
recruit, harbor, or transport another person who is less than 18 years of
age to engage the other person in forced labor or involuntary servitude
or to force the other person into marriage or prostitution. Makes it a
Class A felony for any person who is at least 18 years of age to sell or
transfer custody of a child for the purpose of prostitution. (Under
current law, the Class A felony of selling or transferring custody of a
child for the purpose of prostitution can be committed only by a parent,
guardian, or custodian of the child.)
Effective: July 1, 2010.
DeLaney, Crouch
January 11, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2010)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1189
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 11-8-8-4.5; (10)IN1189.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 11-8-8-4.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.216-2007,
SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in section 22 of this
chapter, as used in this chapter, "sex offender" means a person
convicted of any of the following offenses:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2).
(3) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(4) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b)).
(5) Vicarious sexual gratification (including performing sexual
conduct in the presence of a minor) (IC 35-42-4-5).
(6) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(7) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(8) Sexual misconduct with a minor as a Class A, Class B, or
Class C felony (IC 35-42-4-9), unless:
(A) the person is convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor
as a Class C felony;
(B) the person is not more than:
(i) four (4) years older than the victim if the offense was
committed after June 30, 2007; or
(ii) five (5) years older than the victim if the offense was
committed before July 1, 2007; and
(C) the sentencing court finds that the person should not be
required to register as a sex offender.
(9) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).
(10) Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
(11) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2), if the victim is less than eighteen
(18) years of age, and the person who kidnapped the victim is not
the victim's parent or guardian.
(12) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3), if the victim is less
than eighteen (18) years of age, and the person who confined or
removed the victim is not the victim's parent or guardian.
(13) Possession of child pornography (IC 35-42-4-4(c)).
(14) Promoting prostitution (IC 35-45-4-4) as a Class B felony.
(15) Promotion of human trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1(a)(2)) if the
victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(16) Promotion of child trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1(b)).
(16) (17) Sexual trafficking of a minor
(IC 35-42-3.5-1(b)).
(IC 35-42-3.5-1(c)).
(17) (18) Human trafficking
(IC 35-42-3.5-1(c)(3))
(IC 35-42-3.5-1(d)(3)) if the victim is less than eighteen (18)
years of age.
(18) (19) An attempt or conspiracy to commit a crime listed in
subdivisions (1) through
(17). (18).
(19) (20) A crime under the laws of another jurisdiction,
including a military court, that is substantially equivalent to any
of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1) through
(18). (19).
(b) The term includes:
(1) a person who is required to register as a sex offender in any
jurisdiction; and
(2) a child who has committed a delinquent act and who:
(A) is at least fourteen (14) years of age;
(B) is on probation, is on parole, is discharged from a facility
by the department of correction, is discharged from a secure
private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115), or is discharged
from a juvenile detention facility as a result of an adjudication
as a delinquent child for an act that would be an offense
described in subsection (a) if committed by an adult; and
(C) is found by a court by clear and convincing evidence to be
likely to repeat an act that would be an offense described in
subsection (a) if committed by an adult.
(c) In making a determination under subsection (b)(2)(C), the court
shall consider expert testimony concerning whether a child is likely to
repeat an act that would be an offense described in subsection (a) if
committed by an adult.
SOURCE: IC 11-8-8-5; (10)IN1189.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 11-8-8-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.216-2007,
SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 22 of this
chapter, as used in this chapter, "sex or violent offender" means a
person convicted of any of the following offenses:
(1) Rape (IC 35-42-4-1).
(2) Criminal deviate conduct (IC 35-42-4-2).
(3) Child molesting (IC 35-42-4-3).
(4) Child exploitation (IC 35-42-4-4(b)).
(5) Vicarious sexual gratification (including performing sexual
conduct in the presence of a minor) (IC 35-42-4-5).
(6) Child solicitation (IC 35-42-4-6).
(7) Child seduction (IC 35-42-4-7).
(8) Sexual misconduct with a minor as a Class A, Class B, or
Class C felony (IC 35-42-4-9), unless:
(A) the person is convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor
as a Class C felony;
(B) the person is not more than:
(i) four (4) years older than the victim if the offense was
committed after June 30, 2007; or
(ii) five (5) years older than the victim if the offense was
committed before July 1, 2007; and
(C) the sentencing court finds that the person should not be
required to register as a sex offender.
(9) Incest (IC 35-46-1-3).
(10) Sexual battery (IC 35-42-4-8).
(11) Kidnapping (IC 35-42-3-2), if the victim is less than eighteen
(18) years of age, and the person who kidnapped the victim is not
the victim's parent or guardian.
(12) Criminal confinement (IC 35-42-3-3), if the victim is less
than eighteen (18) years of age, and the person who confined or
removed the victim is not the victim's parent or guardian.
(13) Possession of child pornography (IC 35-42-4-4(c)).
(14) Promoting prostitution (IC 35-45-4-4) as a Class B felony.
(15) Promotion of human trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1(a)(2)) if the
victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(16) Sexual trafficking of a minor (IC 35-42-3.5-1(b)).
(IC 35-42-3.5-1(c)).
(17) Human trafficking (IC 35-42-3.5-1(c)(3))
(IC 35-42-3.5-1(d)(3)) if the victim is less than eighteen (18)
years of age.
(18) Murder (IC 35-42-1-1).
(19) Voluntary manslaughter (IC 35-42-1-3).
(20) An attempt or conspiracy to commit a crime listed in
subdivisions (1) through (19).
(21) A crime under the laws of another jurisdiction, including a
military court, that is substantially equivalent to any of the
offenses listed in subdivisions (1) through (20).
(b) The term includes:
(1) a person who is required to register as a sex or violent
offender in any jurisdiction; and
(2) a child who has committed a delinquent act and who:
(A) is at least fourteen (14) years of age;
(B) is on probation, is on parole, is discharged from a facility
by the department of correction, is discharged from a secure
private facility (as defined in IC 31-9-2-115), or is discharged
from a juvenile detention facility as a result of an adjudication
as a delinquent child for an act that would be an offense
described in subsection (a) if committed by an adult; and
(C) is found by a court by clear and convincing evidence to be
likely to repeat an act that would be an offense described in
subsection (a) if committed by an adult.
(c) In making a determination under subsection (b)(2)(C), the court
shall consider expert testimony concerning whether a child is likely to
repeat an act that would be an offense described in subsection (a) if
committed by an adult.
SOURCE: IC 35-42-3.5-1; (10)IN1189.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 35-42-3.5-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.173-2006,
SECTION 52, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2010]: Sec. 1. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally
recruits, harbors, or transports another person by force, threat of force,
or fraud:
(1) to engage the other person in:
(A) forced labor; or
(B) involuntary servitude; or
(2) to force the other person into:
(A) marriage; or
(B) prostitution;
commits promotion of human trafficking, a Class B felony.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally recruits, harbors,
or transports another person who is less than eighteen (18) years
of age:
(1) to engage the other person in:
(A) forced labor; or
(B) involuntary servitude; or
(2) to force the other person into:
(A) marriage; or
(B) prostitution;
commits promotion of child trafficking, a Class B felony.
(b) A parent, guardian, or custodian of a child less than (c) An
individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age
and who
knowingly or intentionally sells or transfers custody of
the a child
less
than eighteen (18) years of age for the purpose of prostitution
commits sexual trafficking of a minor, a Class A felony.
(c) (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally pays, offers to pay,
or agrees to pay money or other property to another person for an
individual who the person knows has been forced into:
(1) forced labor;
(2) involuntary servitude; or
(3) prostitution;
commits human trafficking, a Class C felony.