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This bill amends Louisiana's Code of Criminal Procedure to specifically address bail conditions for defendants accused of certain human trafficking offenses, in addition to existing provisions for domestic violence, stalking, and sex offenses. When determining bail for someone alleged to have committed human trafficking (specifically R.S. 14:46.2 or R.S. 14:46.3, which involve trafficking for sexual purposes), courts must now consider the defendant's criminal history and whether they pose a danger to the public. As a condition of bail, such defendants will be prohibited from certain types of employment, including working for transportation network companies, operating buses or taxis, providing in-home services, operating amusement rides, soliciting door-to-door, having supervisory authority over children, or working in early learning centers or child care facilities. The bill also reinforces existing provisions requiring defendants to refrain from contacting victims and their immediate families, with exceptions only if the victim or family member consents through a court order.

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