3E Relating to crime and public safety

ARTICLE 1 - CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROVISIONS

Defining the crime of trafficking in persons for the purpose of debt bondage, forced labor or services, slavery or the removal of organs through coercion or intimidation; defining certain terms; specifying certain unlawful conduct relating to identification documents; consent or age of the victim not to be a defense; imposing civil and corporate liability in addition to potential criminal liability; expanding the crime of promoting prostitution to conduct involving sex trafficking, providing for an affirmative defense; subjecting certain property involved in trafficking to forfeiture and providing for disposition of proceeds from the sale of the property and of property associated with prostitution, requiring a certain portion to be forwarded to the commissioner of public safety for distribution to trafficking offense crime victims services organizations, requiring annual commissioner reports to the legislature on the use of the money distributed; imposing certain statutes of limitation

ARTICLE 2 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY: ASSESSMENT OF TRAFFICKING IN MINNESOTA; PLANS TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT TRAFFICKING; ASSESSMENT OF SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS

Requiring and providing for a statewide trafficking assessment by the commissioner of public safety, authorizing contracts for outside services and providing for the collection of data, requiring a commissioner report to the legislature by a certain date, specifying certain report content requirements and requiring commissioner annual publication of statistical data on the extent and nature of trafficking in the state; requiring the commissioner to analyze the data collected to develop and carry out a plan to address current trafficking and prevent future trafficking in the state, specifying certain plan content requirements; requiring the commissioner to provide and strengthen training for law enforcement, prosecutors, social services and other officials in addressing trafficking, specifying certain training content requirements, requiring the provision of training plans and materials to the board of peace officer standards and training (POST) and to establish public awareness programs to educate persons at risk of trafficking and victimization and the public on the extent of the crime, requiring commissioner annual evaluation of the training and awareness initiatives for effectiveness; specifying certain trafficking victim assistance requirements of the commissioner, requiring establishment of policies and appointment of an advisory committee on trafficking, specifying certain committee membership representation requirements; requiring commissioner appointment of a statewide trafficking coordinator to assist in fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities

ARTICLE 3 - APPROPRIATIONS

Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for use in the prevention of human trafficking and for implementation of the initiatives
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