Delaware General Assembly

House Judiciary 12/19/24

Committee Hearing takes place within twelve legislative days.

12/19/24

K. Williams

Reps. Heffernan, Michael Smith
Sen. Poore, Richardson

Reps. Gorman, Hensley, Hilovsky, D. Short
Sen. Hansen, Huxtable, Lawson, Pettyjohn, Sokola, Wilson

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 AND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

This Act makes the following changes to human trafficking law: (1) It adds “patronizing a victim of sexual servitude” and “ trafficking of persons for use of body parts” to the offenses that may serve as a predicate for forfeiture of property under the trafficking statute. (2) It removes an obsolete reference to charging a minor with delinquency for engaging in prostitution. The Criminal Code was revised in 2019 to define prostitution as a crime that may be committed only by a person who is 18 years of age or older. (3) It adds conduct constituting a human trafficking offense to the list of conduct that constitutes “abuse” for purposes of obtaining a protective order in Family Court.

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