File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Forehand, Jennings, King, Madaleno,
Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, and Young
- Entitled:
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Crimes - Human Trafficking of Minor - Defenses
Providing that a person charged with a specified human trafficking
offense involving a minor may not assert as a defense that the person
did not know the age of the victim or that the minor consented; and
providing that it is a defense that, at the time of the offense, the
defendant made a specified attempt to ascertain the true age of the
minor in a specified manner and did not rely solely on the verbal
allegations or apparent age of the minor.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
click here.
Senate Action
- 2/16
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 3/7
- Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
- Senator Ronald N. Young, District 3
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
- Human Rights
- Identification
- Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Law
- (
11-303
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
