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34 | 29 | | BILL NO. 1886 By: May and Stark of the House |
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38 | 33 | | Gillespie of the Senate |
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43 | 38 | | An Act relating to human trafficking; creating the |
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44 | 39 | | Oklahoma Human Trafficking Justice for Victims and |
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45 | 40 | | Advocacy Act of 2025; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section |
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46 | 41 | | 748, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 20, O.S.L. 2022 |
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47 | 42 | | (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 748), which relates to |
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48 | 43 | | human trafficking offenses and related penalties; |
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49 | 44 | | increasing penalties for certain unlawful act; |
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50 | 45 | | providing additional restitution for psychological |
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51 | 46 | | evaluations and counseling services; creating a |
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52 | 47 | | statewide Human Trafficking Awareness and Education |
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53 | 48 | | Program; requiring the Director of the Human |
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54 | 49 | | Trafficking Response Unit to develop, promote, and |
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55 | 50 | | coordinate a public awareness program; providing |
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56 | 51 | | specifics of the program; granting production and |
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57 | 52 | | determination of program materials and curriculum to |
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58 | 53 | | the Director of the Unit; providing for the |
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59 | 54 | | promulgation of rules; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section |
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60 | 55 | | 748.2, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 20, O.S.L. |
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61 | 56 | | 2022 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 748.2), which |
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62 | 57 | | relates to rights of human trafficking victims; |
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63 | 58 | | adding provisions to t he list of rights for human |
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64 | | - | trafficking victims; providing for noncodification; |
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65 | | - | providing for codification; and providing an |
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66 | | - | effective date. |
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| 59 | + | trafficking victims; providing for the waiver of |
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| 60 | + | resident and nonresident tuition for certain human |
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| 61 | + | trafficking victims at tech nology center schools and |
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| 62 | + | institutions of higher education; providing time |
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| 63 | + | limitation for waivers; providing for |
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| 64 | + | noncodification; providing for codification; and |
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| 65 | + | providing an effective date. |
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101 | 99 | | This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Human |
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102 | 100 | | Trafficking Justice for Victims and Advocacy Act of 2025". |
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103 | 101 | | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 748, as |
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104 | 102 | | amended by Section 1, Chapter 20, O.S.L. 2022 (21 O.S. Supp. 2024, |
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105 | 103 | | Section 748), is amended to read as follows: |
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106 | 104 | | Section 748. A. As used in Sections 748 and 748.2 of this |
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108 | 106 | | 1. "Coercion" means compelling, forcing or intimidating a |
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110 | 108 | | a. threats of harm or physical restraint against any |
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112 | 110 | | b. any act, scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a |
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113 | 111 | | person to believe that performing, or failing to |
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114 | 112 | | perform, an act would res ult in serious physical, |
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116 | 114 | | physical restraint against any person, |
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117 | 115 | | c. the abuse or threatened abuse of the law or legal |
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119 | 117 | | d. knowingly destroying, concealing, removing, |
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120 | 118 | | confiscating or possessing any actua l or purported |
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121 | 119 | | passport, labor or immigration document, or other |
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123 | 121 | | limited to a driver license or birth certificate, of |
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152 | 149 | | e. facilitating or controlling a person's access to any |
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153 | 150 | | addictive or controlled substance other than for legal |
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154 | 151 | | medical purposes, |
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155 | 152 | | f. blackmail, |
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156 | 153 | | g. demanding or claiming money, goods, or any other thing |
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157 | 154 | | of value from or on behalf of a prostituted person |
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158 | 155 | | where such demand or claim arises from or is directly |
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159 | 156 | | related to the act of prostitution, |
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160 | 157 | | h. determining, dictating or setting the times at which |
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161 | 158 | | another person will be available to engage in an act |
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162 | 159 | | of prostitution with a third party, |
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163 | 160 | | i. determining, dictating or setting the places at which |
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164 | 161 | | another person will be available for solicitation of, |
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165 | 162 | | or to engage in, an act of prostitution with a third |
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167 | 164 | | j. determining, dictating or setting the places at which |
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168 | 165 | | another person will reside for purposes of making su ch |
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169 | 166 | | person available to engage in an act of prostitution |
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171 | 168 | | 2. "Commercial sex" means any form of commercial sexual |
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172 | 169 | | activity such as sexually explicit performances, prostitution, |
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174 | 171 | | strip club, or exotic dancing or display; |
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202 | 198 | | 3. "Debt bondage" means the status or condition of a debtor |
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203 | 199 | | arising from a pledge by the debtor of his or her personal services |
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204 | 200 | | or of those of a person under his or her control as a security for |
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205 | 201 | | debt if the value of those services as reasonably assessed is not |
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206 | 202 | | applied toward the liquidation of the debt or the length and nature |
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207 | 203 | | of those services are not respectively limited and defined; |
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208 | 204 | | 4. "Human trafficking" means modern -day slavery that includes, |
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209 | 205 | | but is not limited to, extreme exploitation and the denial of |
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210 | 206 | | freedom or liberty of an individual for purposes of deriving benefit |
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211 | 207 | | from that individual's commercial sex act or labor; |
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212 | 208 | | 5. "Human trafficking for labor" means: |
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213 | 209 | | a. recruiting, enticing, harboring, maintai ning, |
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214 | 210 | | transporting, providing or obtaining, by any means, |
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215 | 211 | | another person through deception, force, fraud, threat |
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217 | 213 | | labor, or |
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218 | 214 | | b. benefiting, financially or by receiving anything of |
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219 | 215 | | value, from participation in a venture that has |
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220 | 216 | | engaged in an act of trafficking for labor ; |
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221 | 217 | | 6. "Human trafficking for commercial sex" means: |
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222 | 218 | | a. recruiting, enticing, harboring, maintaining, |
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223 | 219 | | transporting, providing or obtaining, by any means, |
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224 | 220 | | another person through deception, for ce, fraud, threat |
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252 | 247 | | or coercion for purposes of engaging the person in a |
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253 | 248 | | commercial sex act, |
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254 | 249 | | b. recruiting, enticing, harboring, maintaining, |
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256 | 251 | | any means, a minor for purposes of engaging the minor |
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257 | 252 | | in a commercial sex act, or |
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258 | 253 | | c. benefiting, financially or by receiving anyt hing of |
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259 | 254 | | value, from participating in a venture that has |
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260 | 255 | | engaged in an act of trafficking for commercial sex; |
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261 | 256 | | 7. "Legal process" means the criminal law, the civil law, or |
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262 | 257 | | the regulatory system of the federal government, any state, |
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263 | 258 | | territory, district, comm onwealth, or trust territory therein, and |
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264 | 259 | | any foreign government or subdivision thereof and includes legal |
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267 | 262 | | 8. "Minor" means an individual under eighteen (18) years of |
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269 | 264 | | 9. "Victim" means a person against whom a violation of any |
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270 | 265 | | provision of this section has been committed. |
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271 | 266 | | B. It shall be unlawful to knowingly engage in human |
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272 | 267 | | trafficking. |
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273 | 268 | | C. 1. Any person violating the provisions of this section |
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275 | 270 | | imprisonment in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a |
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303 | 297 | | term of not less than five (5) years or for life, or by a fine of |
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304 | 298 | | not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), or by both |
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305 | 299 | | such fine and impriso nment. |
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306 | 300 | | 2. Any person violating the provisions of this section where |
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307 | 301 | | the victim of the offense is under eighteen (18) years of age at the |
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308 | 302 | | time of the offense shall, upon conviction, be guilt y of a felony |
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309 | 303 | | punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Dep artment of |
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310 | 304 | | Corrections for a term of not less than fifteen (15) ten (10) years |
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311 | 305 | | or, for life, or for life without parole , or by a fine of not more |
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312 | 306 | | than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), or by both |
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313 | 307 | | such fine and imprisonment. |
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314 | 308 | | 3. The court shall also order the defendant to pay restitution |
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315 | 309 | | to the victim as provided in Section 991f of Title 22 of the |
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316 | 310 | | Oklahoma Statutes. In addition, the court shall require the |
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317 | 311 | | defendant to pay for a psychological evaluation to determine the |
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318 | 312 | | extent of counseling necessary for the human trafficking victim and |
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319 | 313 | | any necessary psychological counseling deemed necessary to |
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320 | 314 | | rehabilitate the victim. Such evaluations and counseling may be |
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321 | 315 | | performed by psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed professional |
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322 | 316 | | counselors, or social workers. |
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323 | 317 | | 4. If the person is convicted of human trafficking, the person |
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324 | 318 | | shall serve eighty-five percent (85%) of the sentence before being |
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325 | 319 | | eligible for parole consideration or any earned credits. The terms |
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326 | 320 | | of imprisonment specified in this subsection s hall not be subject to |
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354 | 347 | | statutory provisions for suspension, deferral or probation, or state |
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356 | 349 | | November 1, 1989, except for the achievement earned credits |
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357 | 350 | | authorized by subsection H of Section 13 8 of Title 57 of the |
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358 | 351 | | Oklahoma Statutes. To qualify for such achievement earned credits, |
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359 | 352 | | such inmates must also be in compliance with the standards for Class |
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360 | 353 | | level 2 behavior, as defined in subsection D of Section 138 of Title |
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361 | 354 | | 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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362 | 355 | | D. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for a criminal, |
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363 | 356 | | youthful offender, or delinquent offense that, during the time of |
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364 | 357 | | the alleged commission of the offense, the defendant or alleged |
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365 | 358 | | youthful offender or delinquent was a victim of human traffick ing. |
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366 | 359 | | E. The consent of a victim to the activity prohibited by this |
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367 | 360 | | section shall not constitute a defense. |
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368 | 361 | | F. Lack of knowledge of the age of the victim shall not |
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369 | 362 | | constitute a defense to t he activity prohibited by this section with |
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370 | 363 | | respect to human traff icking of a minor. |
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371 | 364 | | SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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372 | 365 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 748.1 of Title 21, unless there |
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373 | 366 | | is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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374 | 367 | | A. There is hereby created a sta tewide "Human Trafficking |
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375 | 368 | | Awareness and Education Program". The Director of the Human |
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377 | 370 | | shall develop, promote, and coordin ate a public awareness program to |
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405 | 397 | | be utilized by law enforcement a gencies, communities, and local |
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406 | 398 | | schools and school districts throughout the State of Oklahoma. |
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407 | 399 | | B. The Human Trafficking Awareness and Education Program shall |
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409 | 401 | | 1. Objective criteria, guidelines, and a comprehensive |
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410 | 402 | | integrated curriculum for human trafficking programs; |
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411 | 403 | | 2. Establish and review annually model policies for human |
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412 | 404 | | trafficking issues; |
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413 | 405 | | 3. Develop and implement guideline s, strategies, and criteria |
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414 | 406 | | which encourage all school s to be trained in human trafficking |
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415 | 407 | | awareness and prevention, and recognizing tactics used by |
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416 | 408 | | traffickers to recruit victims through social media, gaming |
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417 | 409 | | platforms, and any other digital spaces; and |
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418 | 410 | | 4. Develop and implement guidelines, strategies, and criteria |
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419 | 411 | | to require all law enforcement agencies within this state t o be |
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420 | 412 | | trained in human trafficking awareness and prevention, and |
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421 | 413 | | recognizing tactics used by traffickers to recruit victims through |
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422 | 414 | | social media, gaming platforms, and any other digital space s. |
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423 | 415 | | C. Final determination of the materials created and produced b y |
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424 | 416 | | the Human Trafficking Response Unit to be used and the means of |
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425 | 417 | | implementation of the curriculum shall be made by the Director of |
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454 | 445 | | D. The Human Trafficking Response Unit shall promulgate rules |
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455 | 446 | | to implement the provisi ons of the Human Trafficking Awareness and |
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456 | 447 | | Education Program. |
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457 | 448 | | SECTION 4. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 748.2, as |
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458 | 449 | | amended by Section 2, Chapter 20, O.S.L. 2022 (2 1 O.S. Supp. 2024, |
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459 | 450 | | Section 748.2), is amended to read as follows: |
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460 | 451 | | Section 748.2. A. Human trafficking victims shall: |
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461 | 452 | | 1. Be housed in an appropriate shelter as soon as practicable; |
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462 | 453 | | 2. Not be detained in facilities inappropriate to their status |
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463 | 454 | | as crime victims; |
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464 | 455 | | 3. Not be jailed, fined, or otherwise penalized due to h aving |
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466 | 457 | | 4. Receive prompt medical care, mental health care , including |
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468 | 459 | | safe housing, and other assistance, as necessary; |
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469 | 460 | | 5. Have access to legal assistance, information ab out their |
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470 | 461 | | rights, and translation services, as necessary; and |
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471 | 462 | | 6. Be provided protection if the safety of the victim is at |
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505 | 495 | | trafficked persons and their family memb ers are not |
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506 | 496 | | disclosed to the public ; |
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507 | 497 | | 7. Be treated with fairness and respect for the safety, |
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508 | 498 | | dignity, and privacy of the victim and treated as a true crime |
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509 | 499 | | victim rather than a defendant in a criminal case; |
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510 | 500 | | 8. Be informed of financial assistance and other social |
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511 | 501 | | services as a result of being a human trafficking victim; and |
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512 | 502 | | 9. Be informed in writing of all constitutional and statutory |
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513 | 503 | | rights, as provided for in the provisions of the Oklahoma Victim's |
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514 | 504 | | Rights Act. |
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516 | 506 | | Section 748 of this title may bring a civil action against the |
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517 | 507 | | person or persons who committed the violation to recover actual and |
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518 | 508 | | punitive damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs. The civil |
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522 | 512 | | liability under this section. A criminal case or prosecution is not |
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555 | 544 | | trafficking and that the defendant caused, was responsible for or |
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556 | 545 | | profited from the human trafficking. |
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557 | 546 | | C. Upon availability of funds, the Attorney General is |
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558 | 547 | | authorized to establish an emergency hotline number for victims o f |
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559 | 548 | | human trafficking to call in order to request assistance or resc ue. |
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560 | 549 | | The Attorney General is authorized to enter into agreements with the |
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561 | 550 | | county departments of health to require posting of the rights |
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562 | 551 | | contained in this section along with the hotline number for |
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563 | 552 | | publication in locations as directed by the State Department of |
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564 | 553 | | Health. |
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565 | 554 | | D. Any peace officer who comes in contact with a human |
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566 | 555 | | trafficking victim shall inform the victim of the human trafficking |
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567 | 556 | | emergency hotline number and give notice to the victim of certain |
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568 | 557 | | rights. The notice shall consist of handing the victi m a written |
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569 | 558 | | statement of the rights provided for in subsection A of this |
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571 | 560 | | E. 1. Any peace officer or employee of a district court, |
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572 | 561 | | juvenile bureau or Office of Juvenile Affairs who has reasonable |
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573 | 562 | | suspicion that a minor may be a victim of human tr afficking and is |
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574 | 563 | | in need of immediate protection shall assume protective custody over |
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575 | 564 | | the minor and immediately notify the Department of Human Services. |
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576 | 565 | | The minor shall be transferred to th e emergency custody of the |
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577 | 566 | | Department pursuant to the provisions o f Section 1-4-201 of Title |
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578 | 567 | | 10A of the Oklahoma Statutes. While in custody of the Department, |
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606 | 594 | | the minor shall be provided with any necessary emergency social |
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607 | 595 | | services which include, but shall not be limited to, medical |
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608 | 596 | | examination or treatment, or a mental health assessment. |
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609 | 597 | | Law enforcement and the Department of Human Services shall |
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610 | 598 | | conduct a joint investigation into the claim. |
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611 | 599 | | The minor shall remain in the custody of the Department of Human |
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612 | 600 | | Services until the investigation has been completed, but for no |
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613 | 601 | | longer than two (2) judicial days, for the show -cause hearing. The |
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614 | 602 | | Department may release the minor to the custody of a parent or legal |
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615 | 603 | | guardian if it determines the minor will not be subject to further |
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616 | 604 | | exploitation. If no such determination is made, the m inor shall be |
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617 | 605 | | subject to the deprived child provisions of the Oklahoma Children's |
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618 | 606 | | Code and made eligible for appropriate child welfare services. |
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619 | 607 | | 2. The minor shall not be subject to juvenil e delinquency |
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620 | 608 | | proceedings or child -in-need-of-supervision proceedi ngs for |
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621 | 609 | | prostitution offenses or misdemeanor or nonviolent felony offenses |
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622 | 610 | | committed as a result of being a victim of human trafficking. |
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623 | | - | SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. |
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624 | | - | COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY |
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625 | | - | April 22, 2025 - DO PASS AS AMENDED |
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| 611 | + | SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 612 | + | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 14 -134.2 of Title 70, unless |
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| 613 | + | there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: |
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| 614 | + | A. Within the system of career technology districts, no |
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| 615 | + | resident tuition or nonresident tuition shall be charged to an |
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| 616 | + | individual who was a victim of human trafficking for commercial sex |
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| 617 | + | or human trafficking for labor, as such terms are defined in Section |
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| 644 | + | 748 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and who was under eighteen |
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| 645 | + | (18) years of age at the time of the offense. |
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| 646 | + | B. Such waiver of resident tuition and nonresident tuition |
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| 647 | + | shall be limited to a period of five (5) years. |
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| 648 | + | SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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| 649 | + | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3218.7 -2 of Title 70, unless |
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| 651 | + | A. Within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, no |
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| 652 | + | resident tuition or nonresident tuition shall be charged to an |
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| 653 | + | individual who was a victim of human trafficking for commercial sex |
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| 654 | + | or human trafficking for labor, as such terms are defined in Section |
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| 655 | + | 748 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and who was under eighteen |
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| 656 | + | (18) years of age at the time of the offense. |
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| 657 | + | B. Such waiver of resident tuition and nonresident tuition |
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| 658 | + | shall be limited to a period of five (5) years. |
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| 659 | + | SECTION 7. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. |
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