Maine LD1877: An Act to Increase Penalties for Human Trafficking Offenses

What the bill says

An Act to Increase Penalties for Human Trafficking Offenses" Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2. Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1-A in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 1, lines and 33 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "a period of imprisonment of not less than years and not more than 30 years and for which a" and inserting the following: ', in addition to any other authorized penalties, a' Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 4 to 9 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §853, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2023, c. 316, §6, is further amended to read: 1.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Increase Penalties for Human Trafficking Offenses" Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2. Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1-A in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 1, lines and 33 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "a period of imprisonment of not less than years and not more than 30 years and for which a" and inserting the following: ', in addition to any other authorized penalties, a' Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 4 to 9 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 4. 17-A MRSA §853, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2023, c. 316, §6, is further amended to read: 1. A person is guilty of sex trafficking if: A. The person knowingly promotes prostitution. Violation of this paragraph is a Class D C crime for which, in addition to any other authorized penalties, a fine of $10,000 for an individual and $20,000 for an organization must be adjudged; or B. The person violates paragraph A and has 2 or more prior convictions in this State for any combination of the Maine offenses listed in this paragraph or for engaging in substantially similar conduct to that of the Maine offenses listed in this paragraph in another jurisdiction. The Maine offenses are any violation of this section or …

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Sponsors

• Reagan Paul (R, 37) · primary sponsor
• (R, 17)