Bill Text - HB180 (2021)

Increasing the penalty for buyers under the law regarding trafficking in persons.


Revision: Jan. 4, 2021, 2:43 p.m.

HB 180  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2021 SESSION

21-0125

04/08

 

HOUSE BILL 180

 

AN ACT increasing the penalty for buyers under the law regarding trafficking in persons.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1; Rep. Katsakiores, Rock. 6; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 5; Rep. Klee, Hills. 30; Rep. Mangipudi, Hills. 35; Rep. Egan, Graf. 2

 

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill changes the penalty for a person who pays to engage in sexual contact with another person under the age of 18 who is a victim of human trafficking.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

21-0125

04/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

 

AN ACT increasing the penalty for buyers under the law regarding trafficking in persons.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Interference With Freedom; Trafficking in Persons.  Amend RSA 633:7, III-a to read as follows:

III-a.  A person is guilty of a [class B] class A felony if the person pays, agrees to pay, or offers to pay to engage in sexual contact, as defined in RSA 632-A:1 or sexual penetration, as defined in RSA 632-A:1, V with a person under the age of 18, or to observe a sexually explicit performance involving a person under the age of 18.  The payment or offer or agreement to pay may be made to the person under the age of 18 or a third party.  Neither the actor's lack of knowledge of the other person's age nor consent of the other person shall constitute a defense to a charge under this paragraph.  

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.