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SF 2554

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/17/2018 05:31pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring collection of information on the connection
between pornography and sex trafficking; expanding the authorized penalty
assessment to include additional crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016,
sections 299A.785, subdivision 1; 609.3241.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.785, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Information to be collected.

The commissioner shall elicit the cooperation
and assistance of government agencies and nongovernmental organizations as appropriate
to assist in the collection of trafficking data. The commissioner shall direct the appropriate
authorities in each agency and organization to make best efforts to collect information
relevant to tracking progress on trafficking. The information to be collected may include,
but is not limited to:

(1) the numbers of arrests, prosecutions, and successful convictions of traffickers and
those committing trafficking-related crimes, including, but not limited to, the following
offenses: 609.27 (coercion); 609.282 (labor trafficking); 609.283 (unlawful conduct with
respect to documents in furtherance of labor or sex trafficking); 609.321 (promotion of
prostitution); 609.322 (solicitation of prostitution); 609.324 (other prostitution crimes);
609.33 (disorderly house); 609.352 (solicitation of a child); deleted text begin anddeleted text end 617.245 and 617.246 (use
of minors in sexual performance)new text begin ; 617.247 (possession of pornographic work involving
minors); and 617.293 (harmful materials; dissemination and display to minors prohibited)
new text end ;

(2) statistics on the number of trafficking victims, including demographics, method of
recruitment, and method of discovery;

(3) trafficking routes and patterns, states or country of origin, and transit states or
countries;

(4) method of transportation, motor vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, or by foot if any
transportation took place; and

(5) social factorsnew text begin , including pornography,new text end that contribute to and foster trafficking,
especially trafficking of women and children.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.3241, is amended to read:


609.3241 PENALTY ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZED.

(a) When a court sentences an adult convicted of violating sectionnew text begin 609.27, 609.282,
609.283,
new text end 609.322 deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end 609.324,new text begin 609.33, 609.352, 617.246, 617.247, or 617.293,new text end while acting
other than as a prostitute, the court shall impose an assessment of not less than $500 and
not more than $750 for anew text begin misdemeanor violation of section 609.27, anew text end violation of section
609.324, subdivision 2, deleted text begin ordeleted text end a misdemeanor violation of section 609.324, subdivision 3new text begin , a
violation of section 609.33, or a violation of section 617.293
new text end ; otherwise the court shall
impose an assessment of not less than $750 and not more than $1,000. The assessment shall
be distributed as provided in paragraph (c) and is in addition to the surcharge required by
section 357.021, subdivision 6.

(b) The court may not waive payment of the minimum assessment required by this
section. If the defendant qualifies for the services of a public defender or the court finds on
the record that the convicted person is indigent or that immediate payment of the assessment
would create undue hardship for the convicted person or that person's immediate family,
the court may reduce the amount of the minimum assessment to not less than $100. The
court also may authorize payment of the assessment in installments.

(c) The assessment collected under paragraph (a) must be distributed as follows:

(1) 40 percent of the assessment shall be forwarded to the political subdivision that
employs the arresting officer for use in enforcement, training, and education activities related
to combating sexual exploitation of youth, or if the arresting officer is an employee of the
state, this portion shall be forwarded to the commissioner of public safety for those purposes
identified in clause (3);

(2) 20 percent of the assessment shall be forwarded to the prosecuting agency that handled
the case for use in training and education activities relating to combating sexual exploitation
activities of youth; and

(3) 40 percent of the assessment must be forwarded to the commissioner of health to be
deposited in the safe harbor for youth account in the special revenue fund and are
appropriated to the commissioner for distribution to crime victims services organizations
that provide services to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
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.

(d) A safe harbor for youth account is established as a special account in the state treasury.