Bill > HB377

This bill, known as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act, amends sections of the Ohio Revised Code to increase the penalties for human trafficking of a minor or person with a developmental disability, kidnapping, and abduction. The key provisions of the bill include: - Increasing the penalty for kidnapping a minor under 18 years old from a first-degree felony to an indefinite prison term with a minimum of 25 years and maximum of life imprisonment. - Increasing the penalty for abduction involving involuntary servitude from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony with an indefinite prison term of 25 years to life. - Increasing the penalty for trafficking in persons, especially involving minors or persons with developmental disabilities, to an indefinite prison term of 25 years to life. - Removing the requirement that the trafficking offense be committed "knowingly" and instead requiring only "recklessly" for certain elements of the offense. - Expanding the definition of "violent offender" to include certain first-degree felony offenses. The bill aims to enhance Ohio's laws and penalties related to human trafficking and crimes against vulnerable victims.

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https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb377