Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 666 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 430 3
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By: Senator J. Bryant 5
By: Representative Rose 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO REQUIRE MANDATORY RESTITUTION TO BE AWARDED 9
TO A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO AMEND THE 10
ARKANSAS CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS ACT; AND FOR OTHER 11
PURPOSES. 12
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AN ACT TO REQUIRE MANDATORY RESTITUTION 16
TO BE AWARDED TO A VICTIM OF HUMAN 17
TRAFFICKING; AND TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS 18
CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS ACT. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 16, Chapter 90, Subchapter 3, is 23
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 24
16-90-312. Restitution for victims of human trafficking. 25
(a) A person convicted of any violation of the Human Trafficking Act 26
of 2013, § 5-18-101 et seq., shall be ordered to pay mandatory restitution to 27
the victim or other entity, as appropriate, including without limitation: 28
(1) Costs of medical and psychological treatment, including 29
physical and occupational therapy and rehabilitation; 30
(2) Costs of necessary transportation, temporary housing, and 31
child care; 32
(3) Cost of the investigation and prosecution and other court -33
related costs such as victim advocate fees; 34
(4) Return of property, cost of damage to property, or full 35
value of property if destroyed or damaged beyond repair; 36 SB430
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(5)(A) Expenses incurred by a victim and any household member or 1
other family member of the victim in relocating away from the defendant or 2
his or her associates, including without limitation: 3
(i) Deposits for utilities and telephone service; 4
(ii) Deposits for rental housing; 5
(iii) Temporary lodging and food expenses; and 6
(iv) Clothing and personal items. 7
(B) Expenses incurred under subdivision (a)(5)(A) of this 8
section shall be verified as necessary for: 9
(i) The personal safety of the victim or household 10
member or other family member of the victim; or 11
(ii) The emotional well -being of the victim; and 12
(6) Any other loss suffered by the victim as a result of any 13
violation of the Human Trafficking Act of 2013, § 5 -18-101 et seq. 14
(b) The return of the victim to his or her home country or other 15
absence of the victim from the state shall not prevent the victim from 16
receiving restitution under this section. 17
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 16 -90-712(a)(1), concerning conditions for 19
claims filed under the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Act, is amended to 20
read as follows: 21
(1) Unless the claim has been filed with the Crime Victims 22
Reparations Board within one (1) year five (5) years after the injury or 23
death upon which the claim is based, unless except: 24
(A) When the board finds good cause for the failure to 25
file a timely claim; or 26
(B) If the victim is a minor, the claim is filed within 27
five (5) years after the date the victim reaches eighteen (18) years of age; 28
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