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NJ S4172
NJ S4172Expands crime of human trafficking to include individuals who benefit financially.
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Introduced
11/22/2021
11/22/2021
In Committee
11/22/2021
11/22/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Introduced Session
2020-2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
The bill expands the reach of the statute by including those individuals who receive a "financial benefit" from participating in human trafficking without necessarily being an "organizer, supervisor, financier or manager" of the enterprise or scheme. Under the current law, a person commits the crime of human trafficking if he: (1) knowingly holds, recruits, lures, entices, harbors, transports, provides or obtains, by any means, another, to engage in unlawful sexual activity or to provide labor or services: ? by threats of serious bodily harm or physical restraint against the person or any other person; ? by means of any scheme, plan or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that the person or any other person would suffer serious bodily harm or physical restraint; ? by criminal coercion; or ? by destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or possessing any passport, immigration-related document or other government document; or ? by means of the abuse or threatened abuse of the law or legal process; or (2) receives anything of value from participation as an organizer, supervisor, financier or manager in a scheme or course of conduct which violates paragraph (1) of this subsection.
AI Summary
This bill expands the crime of human trafficking to include individuals who financially benefit from participating in human trafficking schemes, even if they are not the organizers, supervisors, financiers, or managers of the enterprise. Under the current law, a person commits the crime of human trafficking if they knowingly hold, recruit, lure, entice, harbor, transport, provide or obtain another person to engage in unlawful sexual activity or provide labor or services through various means of coercion, deception, or abuse. The bill adds that a person can also commit the crime if they receive any financial benefit from participating in such a scheme. The bill also increases the penalties for human trafficking crimes, including a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of at least $25,000 to be used for a Human Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee (on 11/22/2021)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4500/4172_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4500/4172_I1.PDF |
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