THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1112 Session of 2005
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§ 3001.
Definitions.
The following
words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the
meanings given to them in this section unless the
context
clearly indicates otherwise:
"Criminal
coercion." The term includes conduct defined as
criminal
coercion by section 2906 (relating to criminal
coercion).
"Forced labor
or services." Labor or services that are
performed or
provided by another person which are obtained or
maintained
when a person:
(1) attempts to cause, causes or by threat of physical
menace puts
another person in fear of bodily injury;
(2) physically restrains or threatens to physically
restrain
another person unlawfully;
(3) abuses or threatens to abuse the law or legal
process;
(4) possesses,
except as required by federal immigration
law or regulation, destroys, conceals,
removes, confiscates
or possesses or confiscates any actual or
purported passport
or other
immigration document of another person, or any other
actual or
purported government identification document of
another
person; or
(5) engages in criminal coercion of another person.
"Traffics."
Recruits, entices, harbors, transports or
provides or
obtains by any means.
§ 3002.
Trafficking of persons.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the
person
knowingly traffics or knowingly attempts to traffic
another
person, knowing that the other person will be subjected
to forced
labor or services.
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