H 3181

  • South Carolina House Bill
  • 2019-2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2019
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Human trafficking

Abstract

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-2010, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS OFFENSES, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "SEX TRAFFICKING" TO INCLUDE CERTAIN SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND PROSTITUTION OFFENSES INVOLVING MINORS; TO AMEND SECTION 16-3-2020, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELEMENTS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS OFFENSES, PENALTIES, AND DEFENSES, SO AS TO ENSURE THAT A MINOR VICTIM ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT FOR A VIOLATION OF THE ARTICLE MAY HAVE THE RECORD OF CONVICTION EXPUNGED; TO AMEND SECTION 17-30-70, RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR THE INTERCEPTION OF WIRE, ORAL, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THE PURVIEW OF THE STATUTE OFFENSES INVOLVING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS; BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-2110 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL VICTIM'S ADVOCATE FOR MINOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS OFFENSES; BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-2120 SO AS TO DIRECT THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES TO COORDINATE WITH THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE FOR THE TRAINING OF JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-2130 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF PROMOTING TRAVEL FOR PROSTITUTION OR SEX TRAFFICKING AND PROVIDE PENALTIES.

Bill Sponsors (38)

Norrell

     
Primary

Simmons

     
Primary

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Apr 03, 2019

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Caskey, Bryant, Clemmons, Hardee, Dillard, Bannister, Willis, G.R.Smith, B.Cox, W.Cox, Huggins, Kirby, Yow, Calhoon, Spires, W.Newton, Hixon, Gilliam, Jefferson, R.Williams, Henegan, Rivers, Ridgeway, Clyburn, Funderburk, Simmons, McDaniel, S.Williams, Ott, Brawley

Jan 16, 2019

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley

Jan 15, 2019

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt

Jan 08, 2019

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

House

Introduced and read first time

Dec 18, 2018

House

Prefiled

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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