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3	34		BILL NO. 4224 By: Boatman, Virgin, Munson,
4	35		McDugle, Phillips and Pae
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7	38		and
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16	45		An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending
17	46		21 O.S. 2021, Sections 748 and 748.2, which relate to
18	47		human trafficking; expanding scope of affirmative
19	48		defense to include c ertain prosecution; excluding
20	49		human trafficking victims from certain court
21	50		proceedings; deleting affirmative defense provision ;
22	51		amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1029, which relates to
23	52		engaging in or soliciting prostitution; removing
24	53		presumption of coercion; excluding child victims of
25	54		human trafficking from certain court proceedings; and
26	55		providing an effective date.
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31		-	SUBJECT: Crimes and punishments
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33	59		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPL E OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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35	60		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 748, is
36	61		amended to read as follows:
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38	62		Section 748. A. As used in Secti ons 748 and 748.2 of this
39	63		title:
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41	64		1. "Coercion" means compelling, forcing or intimidating a
42	65		person to act by:
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44	66		a. threats of harm or physical restraint against any
45	67		person,
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47	95		b. any act, scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a
48	96		person to believe that perfo rming, or failing to
49	97		perform, an act would result in serious physical,
50	98		financial, or emotio nal harm or distress to or
51	99		physical restraint against any person,
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53	100		c. the abuse or threatened abuse of the law or leg al
54	101		process,
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56	102		d. knowingly destroying, concealing, removing,
57	103		confiscating or possessing any actual or purported
58	104		passport, labor or immigration document, or other
59	105		government identification document, including but not
60	106		limited to a driver license or birth certi ficate, of
61	107		another person,
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63	108		e. facilitating or controlling a person's access to any
64	109		addictive or controlled substance other than for legal
65	110		medical purposes,
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67	111		f. blackmail,
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69	112		g. demanding or claiming money, goods, or any other thing
70	113		of value from or on behalf o f a prostituted person
71	114		where such demand or claim arises from or is directly
72	115		related to the act of prostitution,
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74	116		h. determining, dictating o r setting the times at which
75	117		another person will be available to engage in an act
76	118		of prostitution with a third party ,
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78	146		i. determining, dictating or setting the places at which
79	147		another person will be available for solicitation of,
80	148		or to engage in, an act of prostitution with a third
81	149		party, or
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83	150		j. determining, dictating or setting the places at which
84	151		another person will res ide for purposes of making such
85	152		person available to engage in an act of prosti tution
86	153		with a third party;
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88	154		2. "Commercial sex" means any form of commercial sexual
89	155		activity such as sexually explicit performances, prostitution,
90	156		participation in the production of pornography, performance in a
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	157	+	strip club, or exotic dancing or display;
93	158		3. "Debt bondage" means the status or condition of a debtor
94	159		arising from a pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services
95	160		or of those of a person under his or her control as a security for
96	161		debt if the value of those servic es as reasonably assessed is not
97	162		applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length a nd nature
98	163		of those services are not respectively limited and defined;
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100	164		4. "Human trafficking" means modern -day slavery that includes,
101	165		but is not limited to, extreme exploitation and the denial o f
102	166		freedom or liberty of an individual for purposes of deriving benefit
103	167		from that individual's commercial sex act or labor;
	168	+	5. "Human trafficking for labor" means:
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105		-	5. "Human trafficking for labor" means:
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107	196		a. recruiting, enticing, harboring, maintaining,
108	197		transporting, providing or obtaining, by an y means,
109	198		another person through deception, force, fraud, threa t
110	199		or coercion or for purposes of engaging the person in
111	200		labor, or
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113	201		b. benefiting, financially or by receiving anythin g of
114	202		value, from participation in a venture that has
115	203		engaged in an act of traf ficking for labor;
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117	204		6. "Human trafficking for commercial sex" means:
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119	205		a. recruiting, enticing, harboring, maintaining,
120	206		transporting, providing or obtaining, by any means,
121	207		another person through deception, force, fraud, threat
122	208		or coercion for purposes of eng aging the person in a
123	209		commercial sex act,
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125	210		b. recruiting, enticing, harboring, maintaining,
126	211		transporting, providing, purchasing or obtaining, by
127	212		any means, a minor for purposes of engaging the minor
128	213		in a commercial sex act, or
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130	214		c. benefiting, financially or by receiving anything of
131	215		value, from participating in a ventur e that has
132	216		engaged in an act of trafficking for commercial sex;
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134	217		7. "Legal process" means the criminal law, the civi l law, or
135	218		the regulatory system of the federal go vernment, any state,
136		-	territory, district, commonwealth, or trust territory therein, and ENR. H. B. NO. 4224 Page 4
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137	247		any foreign government or subdivision thereof and includes legal
138	248		civil actions, criminal actions, and regulatory petiti ons or
139	249		applications;
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141	250		8. "Minor" means an individ ual under eighteen (18) years of
142	251		age; and
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144	252		9. "Victim" means a person against whom a violat ion of any
145	253		provision of this section has been committed.
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147	254		B. It shall be unlawful to knowingly engage in human
148	255		trafficking.
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150	256		C. Any person violating the provisions o f this section shall,
151	257		upon conviction, be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in
152	258		the custody of the Department of Corrections for a term of not less
153	259		than five (5) years or for life, or by a fine of not more than One
154	260		Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100 ,000.00), or by both such fin e and
155	261		imprisonment. Any person violating the provisions of th is section
156	262		where the victim of the offense is under eighteen (18) years of age
157	263		at the time of the offense shall, upo n conviction, be guilty of a
158	264		felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department
159	265		of Corrections for a term of not less than f ifteen (15) years or for
160	266		life, or by a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
161	267		Dollars ($250,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
162	268		court shall also order the defendant to pay restitution to the
163	269		victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the Oklahoma
164	270		Statutes. If the person is convicted of human trafficking, the
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165	298		person shall serve eighty -five percent (85%) of the sentence before
166	299		being eligible for parole considerati on or any earned credits. The
167	300		terms of imprisonment specified in this subsection shall not be
168	301		subject to statutory provisions for suspension, deferral or
169	302		probation, or state cor rectional institution earned credits accruing
170	303		from and after November 1, 1989, except for the achievement earned
171	304		credits authorized by subse ction H of Section 138 of Title 57 of the
172	305		Oklahoma Statutes. To qualify for such achievement earned credits,
173	306		such inmates must also be in compliance with the standa rds for Class
174	307		level 2 behavior, as defined in subsection D of Section 138 of Title
175	308		57 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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177	309		D. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for a criminal ,
178	310		youthful offender, or delinquent offense that, during the time of
179	311		the alleged commission of the offense, the defendant or alleged
180	312		youthful offender or delinquent was a victim of human trafficking.
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182	313		E. The consent of a victim to the activity prohibited by this
183	314		section shall not constitute a defense.
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185	315		F. Lack of knowledge of the age of the victim shall not
186	316		constitute a defense to the activity prohibited by this section with
187	317		respect to human trafficking of a minor.
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189	318		SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 748.2, is
190	319		amended to read as fo llows:
	320	+	Section 748.2 A. Human trafficking victims s hall:
	321	+	1. Be housed in an appropriate shelter as soon as pract icable;
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192		-	Section 748.2 A. Human trafficking victims s hall:
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196	349		2. Not be detained in facilities inappropriate to their status
197	350		as crime victims;
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199	351		3. Not be jailed, fined, or otherwise penalized d ue to having
200	352		been trafficked;
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202	353		4. Receive prompt medic al care, mental health care, food, and
203	354		other assistance, as ne cessary;
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205	355		5. Have access to legal assistance, information about their
206	356		rights, and translation services, as necessary; and
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208	357		6. Be provided protection if the safety of the victim is at
209	358		risk or if there is a danger of a dditional harm by recapture of the
210	359		victim by a trafficker, including:
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212	360		a. taking measures to protect trafficked persons and
213	361		their family members from intimidation and threats of
214	362		reprisals, and
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216	363		b. ensuring that the names and identifying information of
217	364		trafficked persons and their family members ar e not
218	365		disclosed to the public.
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220	366		B. Any person aggrieved by a violation of subsection B of
221	367		Section 748 of this title may bring a civil action against the
222	368		person or persons who committed the viola tion to recover actual and
223	369		punitive damages and reasonable att orney fees and costs. The civil
224	370		action brought under this section may be instituted in the district
225	371		court in this state in the county in wh ich the prospective defen dant
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227	400		liability under this sec tion. A criminal case or prosecution is not
228	401		a necessary precedent to the civil action. The statute of
229	402		limitations for the cause of action shall not commence until the
230	403		latter of the victim 's emancipation from the de fendant, the victim's
231	404		twenty-first birthday, or the plaintiff discovers or reasonably
232	405		should have discovered that he or she was a victim of human
233	406		trafficking and that the defendant caused, was responsible for or
234	407		profited from the huma n trafficking.
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236	408		C. Upon availability of funds, the Attorney Ge neral is
237	409		authorized to establish an emergency hotline number for victims of
238	410		human trafficking to call in order to request assistance or resc ue.
239	411		The Attorney General is authorized to enter into agreements with the
240	412		county departments of health to require po sting of the rights
241	413		contained in this section along with the hotline number for
242	414		publication in locations as directed by the State Department of
243	415		Health.
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245	416		D. Any peace officer who comes in contact with a human
246	417		trafficking victim shall inform the victim of th e human trafficking
247	418		emergency hotline number and give notice to the victim of certain
248	419		rights. The notice shall consist of handing the victi m a written
249	420		statement of the rights provided for in su bsection A of this
250	421		section.
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253	423		juvenile bureau or Office of Juvenile Affairs who has reasonable
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254	451		suspicion that a minor may be a victim of human tr afficking and is
255	452		in need of immediate protection shall assume protective cus tody over
256	453		the minor and immediately noti fy the Department of Human Services.
257	454		The minor shall be transferred to the emergency custody of the
258	455		Department pursuant to the provisions o f Section 1-4-201 of Title
259	456		10A of the Oklahoma Statute s. While in custody o f the Department,
260	457		the minor shall be pro vided with any necessary emergency social
261	458		services which include, but shall not be limited to, medical
262	459		examination or treatment, or a mental health assessment.
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264	460		Law enforcement and the Department of Human Services sha ll
265	461		conduct a joint investigation into th e claim.
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267	462		The minor shall remain in the custody of the Department of Human
268	463		Services until the investigation has been completed, but for no
269	464		longer than two (2) judicia l days, for the show-cause hearing. The
270	465		Department may release the minor to the custody of a parent or legal
271		-	guardian if it determines the minor will not be subject to further ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 4224 Page 7~~
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272	467		exploitation. If no such determination is made, the m inor shall be
273	468		subject to the deprived child provisions of the Oklahoma Child ren's
274	469		Code and made eligible for appropr iate child welfare services.
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276	470		2. The minor shall not be subject to juvenile delinquency
277	471		proceedings or child-in-need-of-supervision proceedings for
278	472		prostitution offenses or other nonviolent misdemeanor or nonviolent
279	473		felony offenses committed as a direct result of being a victim of
280	474		human trafficking. It shall be an affirmative defense to
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282	503		offense that the offense was committed durin g the time of and as the
283	504		direct result of the minor bei ng the victim of human trafficking.
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285	505		SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Se ction 1029, is
286	506		amended to read as follows:
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288	507		Section 1029. A. It shall further be unlawful:
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290	508		1. To engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation;
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292	509		2. To solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to commit an
293	510		act of lewdness, assignation, or prostituti on, with himself or
294	511		herself;
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296	512		3. To reside in, enter, or remain in any h ouse, place,
297	513		building, or other structure, or to enter or remain in any vehicle,
298	514		trailer, or other conveyance with the intent of committing an act of
299	515		prostitution, lewdness, or assigna tion; or
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301	516		4. To aid, abet, or participate in the doing of any of the act s
302	517		prohibited in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this subsection.
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304	518		B. Any prohibited act desc ribed in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 of
305	519		subsection A of this section committed with a person under eighte en
306	520		(18) years of age shall be deemed child prostitution, as defined in
307	521		Section 1030 of this title, an d shall be punishable as provided in
308	522		Section 1031 of this title.
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310	523		C. In any prosecution of a person sixteen (16) or seventeen
311	524		(17) years of age for an offe nse described in subsection A of this
312	525		section, there shall be a presumpt ion that the actor was coerce d
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313	553		into committing such offense by another person in vio lation of the
314	554		No child who is a victim of human trafficking provisions set forth
315	555		in Section 748 of this title shall be subject to juvenile
316		-	delinquency or criminal proceedings for the offenses described in ~~ENR. H. B. NO. 4224 Page 8~~
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317	557		subsection A of this section which occurred as a result of the child
318	558		being a victim of human trafficking.
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320		-	SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. ENR. H. B. NO. 4224 Page 9
321		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 14th day of March, 2022.
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339		-	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
340		-	Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
341		-	day of ___________________, 20_____ __, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
342		-	By: _________________________________
343		-	Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
344		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
345		-
346		-
347		-	_________________________________
348		-	Governor of the State of Oklahoma
349		-
350		-	OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
351		-	Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
352		-	day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
353		-	By: _________________________________
	559	+	SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
	560	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
	561	+	March 29, 2022 - DO PASS