Pennsylvania Enacts State Law on  Trafficking of Persons as Act No. 139 of 2006

 
Pennsylvania Enacts State Law on  Trafficking of Persons as Act No. 139 of 2006
  • Governor Rendell on November 9, 2006 signed H.B. 1112 as Act No. 139 of 2006

  • Act No. 139 of 2006 amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes by adding Chapter 30 "TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS" at 18 PA C.S.A. §3001

  • See: H.B. 1112, Printer's No. 4821

  • See: H.B. 1112 bill history

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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